Illinois Reading Council

203 Landmark Drive, Suite B, Normal, Illinois 61761 Phone: (888) 454-1341 Fax: (309) 454-3512

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Illinois Reading Council
203 Landmark Drive, Suite B
Normal, IL 61761
Phone: (309) 454-1341
Toll Free: (888) 454-1341
Fax: (309) 454-3512
Email: irc@illinoisreadingcouncil.org

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Message from Stephanie Benson, President

 Welcome to the website of the Illinois Reading Council!  IRC is one of the foremost literacy organizations in the nation.  Members of IRC receive our highly acclaimed IRC Journal, our quarterly IRC Communicator newsletter, and our monthly e-newsletter, iCommunicate.   Members have access to empowering literacy webinars throughout the school year and opportunities to participate in online book clubs.  Members may also apply for one of several grants or awards in order to support literacy work.  Join us. We look forward to partnering with you!
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Deadline Reminders:

IRC Webinar
Literacy Workshop: Where Innovation & Imagination Intersect 
with Maria Walther
March 4, 2020

Illinois Reads Book Festival
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois
March 14, 2020

IRC Webinar
Beyond the Biography Project:  Using Picture Book Biographies Throughout the Curriculum with Barb Rosenstock
April 15, 2020

IRC Board of Directors Meeting
Holiday Inn Hotel, Normal, Illinois
April 18, 2020

IRC Communicator
Submit articles on
Equity in Education
May 1, 2020

IRC Webinar
Growing Readers and Writers Who Love Poetry with Georgia Heard
May 6, 2020

IRC Webinar
Students Writing in Response to Informational Sources
with Sunday Cummins
June 10, 2020 ~ Please note new date!

2020 IRC Conference
Peoria, Illinois
October 1-2, 2020

IRC Membership Meeting
Peoria, Illinois
October 2, 2020

IRC Journal
Articles being accepted now!

Other Information:  

IRC Wired Wednesday Webinars
 The Illinois Reading Council will be offering the 2019-2020 webinar series for members only.  Members who watch the live or recorded webinar can earn PD hours.  Mark your calendars to take part in this convenient, free IRC membership benefit.  Members will receive links to register via email.  Non-members can join online and than contact the IRC Office to register for the webinars today!

Illinois Reads
 Under the auspices of the Illinois Reading Council, Illinois Reads is a yearly statewide project to promote reading for all Illinois citizens.  Six books in six age bands from birth to adult are selected each year.  The work of Illinois Authors is highlighted.  Order bookmarks and posters for your students today!  The next book festival is planned for March 14, 2020 in Oglesby!

IRC Professional Development Services
 IRC PD offers a cadre of educators available for onsite training and custom programs to assist you and your faculty reach all your educational goals.

CIRP offering Stipends to the 2020 Conference
 Up to ten $100 stipends will be awarded to education majors attending the annual IRC Conference in Peoria.  Applications must be postmarked by September 14th and winners will be notified by September 21st.

Illinois Young Authors' Conference
 The annual conference is planned for Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Normal Community West High School, Normal, Illinois.  Designed as a celbration to honor exceptional writing by students in grades Kindergarten through 8th, the conference provides an opportunity for young writers to meet published authors and to hear how the authors themselves create the charactrs and stories that have become their books.  Register by April 11th.



Illinois Reading Council

For general information, contact us at: irc@illinoisreadingcouncil.org