Research Guides: Integrated Language Arts (ILA): Organizations

Professional Organizations

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
NCTE is a Professional Association of Educators in English Studies, Literacy, and Language Arts. The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education.

The ALAN Review (TAR) is a peer-reviewed (refereed) journal published by the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English (ALAN). It is devoted solely to the field of literature for young adults.
Voices from the Middle publishes original contributions by middle-level teachers, students, teacher educators, and researchers in response to specific themes that focus on our discipline, our teaching, and our students. Voices offers middle-level teachers innovative and practical ideas for classroom use that are rooted in current research; this is a journal for teachers by teachers.
English Journal is NCTE's award-winning journal of ideas for English language arts teachers in junior and senior high schools and middle schools. It presents information on the teaching of writing and reading, literature, and language, and includes information on how teachers are putting the latest technologies to work in their classrooms.

Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
YALSA is a national association of librarians, library workers, and advocates whose mission is to expand and strengthen library services for teens, aged 12-18.
Ohio of Teachers of English Language Arts (OCTELA)
OCTELA is a nationally recognized, non-profit charitable organization that serves English language arts educators in the classroom and the extended education community.
Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (OCTELA)
OCTELA is a nationally recognized, non-profit charitable organization that serves English language arts educators in the classroom and the extended education community. OCTELA’s goals are
to promote best practices and teacher leadership, advocate for fair and appropriate education policy, and provide resources and quality professional development that support diverse literacies, classrooms, and students.

Ohio Journal of English Language Arts (OJELA) is the official journal of OCTELA. Published twice per year, OJELA circulates to over 2,000 language arts teachers of elementary, secondary, and college students. Within its editorial columns, departments, and feature articles, the journal seeks to publish contributions pertaining to all aspects of language arts learning and teaching.

The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE)
NAMLE is a professional association for educators, academics, activists, and students with a passion for understanding how the media we use and create affect our lives and the lives of others in our communities and in the world.
International Literacy Association (ILA)
ILA is a professional organization with a mission of connecting research and practice to continuously improve the quality of literacy instruction across the globe.
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
RIF is the largest children’s literacy nonprofit in the United States. It prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most.