The Reading Teacher Vol. 67 Issue 6 pp. 455–464 DOI:10.1002/TRTR.1225 © 2014 International Reading Association 455 R T A PLANNING CYCLE FOR INTEGRATING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY INTO LITERACY INSTRUCTION Amy Hutchison ■ Lindsay Woodward The Technology Integration Planning Cycle is a guide to help teachers integrate digital technology into literacy instruction in meaningful ways that are consistent with the Common Core State Standards. I magine the following scenario: Ms. Thomas (all teacher names are pseudonyms), a third-grade teacher, is thrilled that she just received a class set of iPads to use with her students. Through a profes- sional conference she attended, she learned about many of the unique features of the iPad and has heard from her principal and literacy coach that it is important to inte- grate digital technology into her literacy instruction. With enthusiasm, she plans a lesson that will allow her to use one of the apps that she learned about at the recent Amy Hutchison is an assistant professor at Iowa State University, Ames, USA; e-mail amyhutch@iastate.edu. Lindsay Woodward is a doctoral student at Iowa State University; e-mail lindsayw@iastate.edu.