Mark your calendars for the 6th Adolescent Literacy Summit on April 8 and 9, 2021!

Opening Doors: Literacy for All
​April 8 and 9, 2021

​The 6th Adolescent Literacy Summit will take place on April 8 and 9, 2021, with the theme of Opening Doors: Literacy for All. We look forward to dynamic keynotes and expert local presenters who will help us discover how to open doors and support literacy for all our learners.

The Manitoba Reading Association is proud to announce the following keynote presenters.

Dr. Kylene Beers and Dr. Robert Probst, award-winning literacy leaders and acclaimed authors of Disrupting Thinking and Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading.
Dr. Pamela Rose Toulouse, educator, curriculum developer, associate professor at Laurentian University and author of Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Schools.
Dr. Carol Jago, former president of NCTE and celebrated literacy author of many books, including The Book in Question: Why and How Reading is in Crisis.

Location

Victoria Inn and Conference Centre
1808 Wellington Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

About the Summit

The Manitoba Reading Association (MRA), a provincial council of the International Literacy Association, presents the 6th Manitoba Adolescent Literacy Summit April 8 and 9, 2021. The Summit gathers hundreds of educators from around Manitoba, Canada, and internationally to share literacy practices and strategies that meet the needs of all learners. The Manitoba Reading Association is a provincial council of the International Literacy Association (ILA).