Congratulations to WSRA's new board members!

As a result of the WSRA Spring Ballot, we welcome our next Vice Presidents.

Dr. Jacqueline Witter-Easley

Vice President

     Dr. Susan Tily          

      Second Vice President

Dr. Emily Hines

Third Vice President

 

 

Register Today!

Wisconsin Literacy Research Symposium 

Shifting the Power: Humanizing Literacy Research and Instruction

June 25, 2025

University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

Registration is Now Open!

Register Here!

 

WSRA is now taking submissions of manuscripts for the WSRA Journal.

Consider submitting:

  • Research Articles
  • Teaching Tips or Teaching Strategies
  • Professional or Children's Book Reviews
  • Informative articles that focus on
    • Multilingual Learners
    • Early Intervention
    • Writing
    • And More!

Manuscripts accepted now through October 1st for the Winter edition.

 

Submit Your Manuscript Here

 

   

WSRA will celebrate 70 years at the

2026 WSRA Conference

Embracing the Challenge Together:
Achieving the Joy of Literacy for All
 

February 5-6, 2026

in Milwaukee at the Baird Center

 

Submit Your Proposal to Present Today!

 

Submit here
 

 

Fact Checking the Science of Reading

Free access and download to this text, Fact Checking the Science of Reading: Opening Up the Conversation

"Rob Tierney and P David Pearson explore the validity of claims associated with the Science of Reading as they have appeared in social media, the popular press, and academic works.

The book offers a comprehensive review of these claims—analyzing the evidence, reasoning, assumptions, and consequences associated with each claim—and closes with ideas for moving beyond the debates to greater consensus or accommodation of differences. The book is a must read for educators involved in teaching reading, as well as parents, policy makers, and other stakeholders."

Access the entire book here

 

"Toward Comprehensive, Research-Informed Literacy Instruction: Thinking With, Against, and Beyond the Science of Reading"

Sponsored by the Ithaca College Department of Education, February 22, 2024

2024 Ithaca College Educational Freedom Lecture

Featuring Maren Aukerman

Recording of the 2024 Spring Educational Freedom Lecture at Ithaca College, featuring Dr. Maren Aukerman, Werklund Research Professor at the University of Calgary

Watch it on the Ithaca College Site
 
 

Science of Reading Unpacked Podcast on FreshEd

with Elena Aydarova

Elena unpacks how the Science of Reading has been used to push an agenda of standardization and privatization.

 Elena Aydarova, an assistant professor in the educational policy studies department at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She has two recent publications on the science of reading: One in Harvard Educational Review entitled “‘Whatever you want to call it’: Science of Reading Mythologies in the Education Reform Movement” and a second article in the American Journal of Education entitled “What you see is not what you get: Science of reading reforms as a guise for standardization, centralization, and privatization.”

 
Listen to Elena on FreshEd
 
 
 
Debunking SoR Neuroscience Claims Webinar

From April 24, 2024 - with Dr. Steven Strauss

Sponsored by the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE)

Dr. Steven Strauss, an MD in Neurology and PhD in Linguistics shares his critical analysis of the false neuroscience and linguistic claims promoted by the Science of Reading. Insights from experts in neuroscience, linguistics and biliteracy are the focus of this Webinar.

Watch on Youtube

 

Dr. Steven Strauss answers questions following his webinar,"Debunking Science of Reading Neuroscience Claims" 

Presented by Dr. Steven Strauss

Sponsored by the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE)

 

 

MOVING FORWARD from the "Science of Reading" Webinar

From June 4, 2024 - with Dr. Robert J Tierney and  Dr. P David Pearson

Sponsored by the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE)

Tierney and Pearson highlight the information and claims associated with the Science of Reading as they have appeared in social media, the popular press, and academic works from their book, Fact-Checking The Science of Reading.
  
 Watch on Youtube

 

   

  Join a WSRA Local Council!

WSRA's work is extended through local councils which engage in charitable  and educational activities and initiatives consistent with the mission of the Association. Network with other literacy experts in your area. Consider joining your local council!

Visit our Local Councils' Pages for more information.

Visit Us Here!

 
 
 
 

WSRA's Mission

The Wisconsin State Reading Association provides leadership, advocacy, and professional learning for implementing effective literacy practices, understanding the complex nature of literacy, honoring the unique needs of our diverse students, and engaging them to apply their literacies in meaningful ways in a changing world.

 

WSRA's Beliefs

Expertise Matters!

Research Grounds Us!

Literacy is a complex process requiring a comprehensive approach and a mindset shift.

Contact Information for WSRA!

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If you are trying to reach us, please contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 262-825-7109

 
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