Joy, the joy of students reading, that鈥檚 what the Children鈥檚 Literature Assembly is about.
鈥淚t is a teacher’s privilege and responsibility to help students discover the joy of reading, while they also teach students how to internalize the skills and strategies of fluent reading. This occurs through teacher modeling, reading aloud quality literature to the class, recommending books to children based on their individual interests, and through incorporating literature into teaching lessons and learning activities across the curriculum.鈥�
CLA makes choosing books for kids easy. Under CLA鈥檚 auspices, every year since 1985 or earlier, the Notable Children’s Books for Language Arts committee members select the . 聽The committee reads, reviews, and jointly decides on the list鈥攆or the 2015 awards they reviewed over 620 books! THE LIST is published on the CLA website and 聽and in NCTE鈥檚 . 聽in the late summer/fall. Then the Notables Committee presents the books during a session at the 起点传媒Annual Convention.
CLA聽publishes one of the outstanding journals in the field, the . This article from the Spring 2014 issue, 鈥� ,鈥� speaks to the important theme in literacy teaching and learning鈥攖eaching diverse books.
In 2004, CLA established its own 鈥渢o support research in the field of children鈥檚 literature and to ensure the influence of quality books for children in every classroom.鈥� They are very close to their $50,000 goal.
In the meantime, at the 2015 Convention as at many conventions before then, CLA awarded 聽to recipients who will pursue a research study involving children’s literature.
CLA hosts many during the 起点传媒Annual Convention. This year鈥檚 events 聽include a workshop, a master class, a roundtable, a presentation of the 2016 Notable Children鈥檚 Books in the Language Arts, and the CLA Breakfast. Join them at one or more of these if you鈥檙e onsite .
Last year marked the 40th Anniversary of 聽and they celebrated! Balloons and confetti, bookmarks and stickers, awards and a limited issue book 
bag with an illustration by Jon Klassen abounded at their 2015 CLA Breakfast in Minneapolis with Klassen as speaker.
If you teach young children and want to bring them joy in reading, you鈥檒l want this 鈥渙rganization dedicated to bringing children’s literature and advocates of children’s literature together.鈥�