Advocacy
Educate, Activate, Motivate, Communicate! Advocate!
Welcome to the Arizona Reading Association’s advocacy page. [View Powerpoint]
Advocacy is the act of turning passive support into positive action by speaking out on issues of concern.
Literacy advocacy is important to our state and our nation because its goal is to ensure that all children, regardless of their strengths, needs, cultural, social, and economic backgrounds, receive the best education we can provide.
Advocacy is also vital to making sure that educators are recognized as valuable human resources in all of our communities.
As educators, we have important knowledge about the work we do. As citizens and members of the International Reading Association and the Arizona reading Association, we have the responsibility to communicate this information to our elected officials, community leaders, the media, our colleagues, and our neighbors. Children and families must become and remain the top priority of our local, state, and national policy makers.
This page is designed to provide you with a variety of resources. In addition to the websites listed below, you can also join the Arizona Reading Association’s Advocacy
Group Listserv— an easy-to-use online message system that will keep you updated and informed.
Michelle Parker-Rock M.Ed. is the Arizona Reading Association’s Advocacy/Legislative liaison to the International Reading Association.
To ask questions and offer comments, to learn about volunteer opportunities, and to get started on the Advocacy Listserv
Contact Michelle at MichelleParkerRock@yahoo.com