American Reading Forum
A community of literacy scholars & teachers
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
ARF 2026 CONFERENCE
The annual 2026 ARF Conference will be held on December 9-12, 2026, in Orlando, FL, at the Holiday Inn at the Orlando International Airport. The theme of the conference, The Politicalization of Education and Literacy: Who wins? Who Loses?, invites stakeholders to critically reflect on and examine who has historically benefited and harmed—and who continues to benefit and be harmed—from the politicization of education and literacy. The aim is to foster conversations that encourage participants to recognize the inherently political nature of education and literacy and to reconsider their roles as teachers, administrators, teacher educators, literacy researchers, and policy makers.
The the Call for Proposals has been extended to Monday, October 26, 2026. Submit your proposals by the end of the day on 10/26/2026!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2025 AWARD WINNERS!
During the 2025 ARF conference, several awards were given to deserving ARF members. Congratulations to the following awardees:
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Brenda S. Townsend Service Award
Emily Pendergrass
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Gary Moorman Early Career Scholar Award
Gillian Mertens
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Graduate Student Scholarships
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Parastoo Abedini, University of Alabama
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Jihane Amayou, University of Alabama
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Joyce Animah, University of Alabama
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Abbie Bracelin, University of Central Florida
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Leigh Bancroft, University of Florida
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Tiatasha Brown, University of Central Florida
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Jing Lyu, University of Florida
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Serafima Mintz, University of Florida
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Laura Snyder, University of Central Florida
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Amy Zhou, University of Florida
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The 2025 ARF YEARBOOK is NOW PUBLISHED! Check it out TODAY.
The 2025 ARF Yearbook is now available. Explore scholarship from the 2025 American Reading Forum conference addressing some of literacy education’s most timely questions—from censorship, generative AI, and critical media literacy to multimodal writing, teacher learning, multiliteracies, and innovative classroom practice.
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.
2026 ARF Conference
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