American Reading Forum

A community of literacy scholars & teachers

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS

All 2019 conference presenters are encouraged to submit manuscripts based on their presentation for possible publication in the ARF Yearbook Volume 39 - A Focus on Writing: End of the Neglected R Era.  Manuscripts are due by March 15th, 2020.  See the Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation and Submission for more information. 

WELCOME NEW BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS

Results of the recent ARF board election are in!  The new board members serving a term from 2020 to 2022 are:

• Constance Beecher, Iowa State University

• Emily Pendergrass, Vanderbilt

• Jennifer Van Allen, Lehman College, CUNY

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CONGRATULATIONS AWARD WINNERS

Congratulations to the 2019 award winners!  Carla Meyer was awarded the Brenda S. Townsend Service Award.  Emily Howell and Jennifer Van Allen received the Gary Moorman Early Career Literacy Scholar Award.  Learn more about these awards and how to apply here.

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The American Reading Forum is a nonprofit, professional organization composed of individuals who share an interest in the improvement of reading. While the American Reading Forum is an organization that facilitates the dissemination of ideas and research, it places highest priority on providing its members opportunities for critical discussion of ideas, issues, research and emerging research interests and paradigms.