Minnesota Reading Association

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Mailing Address

Minnesota Reading Association

P.O. Box 16596

5100 W. 36th St. 

Minneapolis, MN 55416


Promoting Lifelong Literacy For All 

The Minnesota Reading Association mission is to inspire lifelong readers and empower educators through professional learning, advocacy, and equity-focused literacy practices.

The Minnesota Reading Association is a dynamic and diverse organization that includes classroom teachers, reading specialists, consultants, administrators, supervisors, college teachers, researchers, psychologists, librarians, media specialists, students, families, and community members. All are welcome! The Association has members in Minnesota and is affiliated with the International Literacy Association.

 We support the goals of the International Literacy Association in professional development, advocacy, partnerships, research, and leadership in global issues.

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TAKE A LOOK AT OUR WINTER 2025 NEWSLETTER!

MRA Highlights| Winter 2025.pdf

Minnesota Reading AssociationLIRN Registration is Open!home - World Citizen

Literacy as Empowerment and a Pathway to Equity

Co-sponsored by MRA & World Citizen Peace


Online Author Talk With Britt Hawthorne ...   Saturday, Oct. 4th from 9-11am (CST) Britt Hawthorne: Literacy and Justice in the classroom: Cultivate a welcoming and inclusive classroom climate, developing critical conversation agreements, using teaching materials to teach accurate language and respectful curiosity.


Dr. Macarre Traynham | Hubert H ...Saturday, Jan. 31st from 9-11am (CST) Dr. Macarre Traynham, the Assistant Commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Education's Office of Equity and Engagement will speak about the intersection between literacy and equity.


Author Bio: Sonja Cherry-PaulTuesday, April 28th from 4:30-6:30 pm (CST) Dr. Sonja Cherry Paul, Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul is an educator, author, and the co-founder of the Institute for Racial Equity in Literacy. She is the Director of Diversity and Equity at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University.  She will go deeper into the intersections between literacy and equity.


*Note: All sessions will be recorded and shared for 30 days, then archived.

Cost: $80 for final two sessions (you may bring a guest)

Cost for individual sessions: $50 (you may bring a guest)

Student/retiree/new teacher rate $25 per session.

Scholarships available, click here to apply.  Deadline is Friday, Sept. 19th at 4pm.

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