North Carolina Reading Association

Overview of the NCRA Annual Reading Conference

The North Carolina Reading Association Annual Reading Conference is a multi-day professional learning event designed to advance literacy instruction, leadership, and advocacy across North Carolina and beyond. It brings together educators, literacy leaders, researchers, policymakers, authors, and partners to strengthen reading and writing instruction across grade levels and learning contexts.

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WHO is the Annual Reading Conference for?

The conference is designed to serve a broad and inclusive literacy community, including:

Classroom teachers (K–12)
Literacy coaches and instructional specialists
School and district leaders
Higher education faculty
Adult education and intervention specialists
Teacher educators and researchers
Authors, publishers, and literacy organizations
Policymakers and literacy advocates

The diversity of sessions, grade-band focus, and roles represented signals that NCRA is intentionally reaching anyone responsible for developing, supporting, or advocating for literacy learning.

WHAT the Conference Is?

The NCRA Annual Reading Conference is a professional learning event that blends:

Research-based literacy instruction
Practical, classroom-ready strategies
Leadership and systems-level conversations
Innovation, including AI and emerging tools
Celebration of literacy and the people who advance it

The conference includes:

The Sunday Institute: A pre-conference professional learning day
Two full conference days with keynotes, concurrent sessions, panels, luncheons, and exhibits
Author events, awards, and community-building opportunities

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