The American Reading Forum is a nonprofit, professional organization composed of individuals who share an interest in the improvement of reading and writing.

Joined December 2019
A reminder that conference proposals for our annual conference Dec. 8-11 are due August 1st! Visit our website to learn more. americanreadingforum.org/202…
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Become more involved in ARF w/ the following opportunities! Serve as a graduate student mentor for writing manuscripts or conference proposals. Join the Bylaws committee to review & update ARF bylaws. Learn more under News & Announcements at americanreadingforum.org/
Our unconference registration is live! Register and renew or join us here: americanreadingforum.org/mem…
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This year ARF will be hosting a virtual (un)conference around the theme, Literacy Teaching in Uncertain Times. Submit a proposal for a lightning round session by September 7! #ARFunconference americanreadingforum.org/202….
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Stay tuned for more news regarding the annual conference.
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The board of ARF has posted a statement. We consider this a living document, and expect to have rich discussions when our organization can meet again at the forum. americanreadingforum.org/202…
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Call for 2019 ARF Yearbook Manuscripts! All 2019 conference presenters are encouraged to submit manuscripts based on their presentation for possible publication in the ARF Yearbook Volume 39 A Focus on Writing: End of the Neglected R Era. americanreadingforum.org/yea…
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Welcome our new board members for 2020-2022: Constance Beecher, Iowa State University Emily Pendergrass, Vanderbilt Jennifer VanAllen, Lehman College, CUNY
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Congratulations to all our award winners this year! 2019 BRENDA S. TOWNSEND SERVICE AWARD WINNER Carla Meyer ​2019 GARY MOORMAN EARLY CAREER LITERACY SCHOLAR AWARD WINNER Emily Howell & Jennifer Van Allen americanreadingforum.org/awa…
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SUNY Cortland is gearing up for it's 4th Annual Literacy Conference. Please consider submitting a proposal to present and share your fabulous classroom practices for our Spring 2020 Annual Literacy Conference: www2.cortland.edu/…/l…/annual-conference-information
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Letters of interest to apply for a position on the ARF Board of Directors are due today! See americanreadingforum.org/
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Looking forward to next year's ARF program by @JD_ISU and @brandonlsams !
Great talk by @EmilySHowell and @JD_ISU on visual essays as a multimodal (and critical) form of response to canonical texts at the American Reading Forum Conference- the discussion afterward ran itself! #ARF19 @forum_american @IowaStateU @ClemsonCofEd
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Dr. Kaufmann presenting about writing assessment as research; writing research as assessment. #ARF19
Iowa State and Clemson at American Reading Forum! #ARF19
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Wonderful lunch and learn with Dr. Steve Graham #ARF19
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Join us at our keynote in Sundial I to hear Charles "Skip" MacArthur discuss development education in writing. #ARF19
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