Summer 2026      Volume 54, Number 3


A Warm wELLcome for Language Learners: A Short History of the Illinois Committee for Effective Literacy and Its Grade-Specific Literacy Recommendations for Multilingual Learners
By Griselda E. Flores, Amy Mosquera, Sara Pletcher, Betsy Sostak, Michele Yanong, and Cristina Sánchez-López

Document: Column 

Introductory Paragraph:   This column traces the Illinois Committee for Effective Literacy’s origins, describes its vision within Illinois, and introduces the Grade-Specific Recommendations (GSRI) for Illinois literacy leaders.

DOI:   https://doi.org/10.33600/IRCJ.54.3.2026.61

Page Numbers:   61-64

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