Mission Statement
The Wisconsin State Reading Association
provides leadership, advocacy, and
professional learning for the implementation
of effective literacy practices, recognizing
the complex nature of literacy and engaging
students to apply their literacies in
meaningful ways in a changing world.
Beliefs
Expertise Matters!
Research Grounds Us!
Literacy is a complex process requiring a comprehensive approach and a mindset shift.
Goals
Professional Development:
Promote professional growth opportunities for educators, administrators, families, and community members.
Communication:
Provide leadership in addressing issues and trends in reading and communication arts to inform educators, administrators, families, and
community members.
Partnership:
Create partnerships that foster literacy in the home, school, community, and workplace.
Membership:
Develop and strengthen an active and diverse membership.
Advocacy:
Develop tools, strategies and interest to motivate WSRA members to engage in advocacy efforts to improve research, policy and practices
for literacy programs that best serve students, families and educators.
Research:
Promote and disseminate research findings that will strengthen and support the best practices for instruction and assessment in reading
and the communication arts.
