The Reading League announced that it will onboard six new state chapters in January 2026, further strengthening its national network dedicated to advancing evidence-aligned reading instruction. New chapters will launch in Arizona, Arkansas, Hawai’i, Mississippi, Nebraska, and North Dakota.
The Reading League, a Syracuse-based national nonprofit, announced the hiring of Soledad Calvino as director of public relations. Calvino will lead the organization’s national media strategy and shape public relations campaigns to amplify its mission and impact. She joins the team at TRL’s headquarters at 103 Wyoming St. in Syracuse.
The Reading League Texas is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Patty Coté as its new executive director. This appointment marks the first full-time leadership position across The Reading League’s national chapter network and signals a significant milestone in the organization’s growth and its support for Texas educators and students.
Created to flag misaligned literacy practices, The Reading League’s Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines help educators choose evidence-aligned curricula and build equitable reading instruction. It highlights how the CEGs and Curriculum Navigation Reports support educators and leaders in making evidence-based, equitable literacy decisions.
Watertown City School District, located in Upstate New York, faced a familiar yet critical challenge: improving literacy outcomes while navigating a crowded field of programs and instructional approaches. Despite a strong commitment to student success, district leaders identified a gap in their K–4 reading instruction.
If you’ve ever left a conference wishing for more time to connect research, data, and classroom practice, The Reading League Summit is for you. This unique event brings together educators, researchers, and leaders for a shared journey toward one goal: using literacy data to make a real difference for students. Here are five things you should know before you join us in May 2026.
The Reading League Chapter Network hosted our annual book study with a new release: MTSS for Reading Improvement by Sarah Brown and Stephanie Stollar. Chapter leaders from across the country selected this title because of its practical, empowering guidance for school leaders working to implement the science of reading in complex school systems.
At The Reading League, we’ve made a deliberate choice to no longer use the term “professional development” (PD). Instead, we embrace professional learning. This shift is intentional and rooted in a deeper understanding of how educators grow and improve.
At The Reading League, our mission is simple but powerful: to advance evidence-aligned reading instruction so that every child can become a confident, skilled reader. In Colorado, that mission came to life with the launch of our first-ever, in-person 5280 Literacy Symposium in June 2024—and just one year later, we are celebrating a powerful outcome for kids across the state.
On April 21–22, The Reading League held its third annual Summit in Chicago, Illinois. Unlike traditional conferences where participants choose from a variety of sessions, the Summit offers a shared learning experience.
