International Literacy Association

International Literacy Association
Formation1956
PurposeLiteracy
HeadquartersUnited States Newark, Delaware, United States
Region served
International
President
J. Helen Perkins
Websitewww.literacyworldwide.org

The International Literacy Association (ILA), formerly the International Reading Association (IRA), is an international global advocacy and member professional organization that was created in 1956 to improve reading instruction, facilitate dialogue about research on reading, and encourage the habit of reading across the globe.

The organization is headquartered in Newark, Delaware, United States, with a network of more than 300,000 literacy educators, researchers, and experts across 128 countries.[1] The current ILA President of the Board is J. Helen Perkins.

  1. ^ "About Us & Mission | International Literacy Association". www.literacyworldwide.org. Retrieved June 17, 2019.