organizations
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: International Reading Association

International Reading Association
type: Concept
definition: The International Reading Association (IRA), founded in 1956, is an international professional organization of more than 76,300 members, and 1,250 regional and local councils and affiliate organizations. The stated mission of the IRA, to promote reading by continuously advancing the quality of literacy instruction and research worldwide, signifies the broad purpose of the organization. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; International Reading Association]
broader: professional organizations

professional organizations
type: Concept
narrower: International Reading Association