Nominations Open for Second Annual Legends in Literacy Awards

MINNEAPOLIS - Dec. 2, 2014 - PRLog -- myON (http://www.myon.com/), creator of personalized literacy environments for PK-grade 12, is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the Second Annual Legends in Literacy Awards, (http://thefutureinreading.myon.com/2015LegendsAward) to be presented in 2015. The awards are co-sponsored by the International Reading Association (IRA) (http://www.reading.org/), the trusted authoritative resource for literacy professionals, and MetaMetrics (https://www.metametricsinc.com/), creators of the widely-used and respected Lexile® Framework for Reading, which underpins the myON literacy environment.

The 2015 awards will recognize one individual and one team for their work and commitment to literacy, demonstrating leadership in reading improvement and best practices involving the community, and encouraging widespread reading within their school and community. Nominations are due February 1, 2015.

“We are delighted to partner again with IRA as we jointly recognize leading literacy professionals from across the nation,” said Todd Brekhus, myON president, “and we welcome MetaMetrics, our collaborators on myON, as new award co-sponsors. This award reflects our shared mission of fostering a love of reading through intentional activities that are proven to produce our desired results – a community of readers and learners.”

The 2015 Legends in Literacy awards represent an expansion of the awards program launched in 2014, when one individual “Literacy Legend” award was presented to Janice Gowdy, a reading teacher at West Stafford Elementary School in Stafford, Connecticut. She was recognized for putting over 20,000 books in the hands of students through her student-run bookstore.

Nominations for the 2015 individual and team awards may be submitted by educators and community members. Each nomination requires a 500-word description of the nominee’s efforts to advance literacy and a 250-word summary of the results generated by the nominee’s efforts. Submission through the online applications process is required by the deadline of 5:00 pm Central Time on February 1, 2015 in order to be considered.

Winners will be announced on March 31, 2015.  Awards, which include a $2,500 honorarium for the individual winner and a $5,000 honorarium for the winning team, will be presented during the International Reading Association's 60th Annual Conference in St. Louis, MO, from July 17-20, 2015. Winners will be featured in local and national media to share their exemplary programs.

For more information, visithttp://thefutureinreading.myon.com/2015LegendsAward

About myON™
myON, a business unit of Capstone, has developed a personalized digital literacy platform that creates collaborative learning opportunities. myON expands the classroom for teachers and students by providing unlimited access to the largest collection of more than 7,000 enhanced digital books with multimedia supports, real-time assessments and close reading tools. myON empowers students and teachers with real-time, actionable data—number and type of books opened and read, time spent reading, results of regular benchmark assessments, and more—based on embedded Lexile® assessments that measure student reading growth. With myON, every student experiences the benefits of personalized literacy instruction.

About IRA

Since 1956, IRA has been a nonprofit, global network of individuals and institutions committed to worldwide literacy. More than 56,000 members strong, the Association supports literacy professionals through a wide range of resources, advocacy efforts, volunteerism, and professional development activities. Our members promote high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading, and encouraging the lifetime reading habit. Visit www.reading.org for more information.

About MetaMetrics

MetaMetrics is focused on improving education for learners of all ages and ability levels. The organization develops scientific measures of academic achievement and complementary technologies that link assessment results with real-world instruction. MetaMetrics' products and services for reading (The Lexile® Framework for Reading, El Sistema Lexile® para Leer), mathematics (The Quantile® Framework for Mathematics) and writing (The Lexile® Framework for Writing) provide unique insights about academic ability and the potential for growth, enabling individuals to achieve their goals at every stage of development. Connect with the organization at: http://blog.lexile.com.