The United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) is a registered charity, which has as its sole object the advancement of education in literacy. UKLA is concerned with literacy education in school and out-of-school settings in all phases of education and members include classroom teachers, teaching assistants, school literacy co-ordinators, LEA literacy consultants, teacher educators, researchers, inspectors, advisors, publishers and librarians.
UKLA is developing an exciting range of PD materials and opportunities for UKLA badged consultants to work with individual and groups of schools. Download a flier to find out more about how UKLA could work with you. Visit our publications section to find out more about and purchase PD materials based on UKLA publications.
The United Kingdom Literacy Association, the National Association for the Teaching of English and other professional associations wish to know and represent members' views on the government’s agenda for the teaching of reading in the early years...Read more>
An Invitation from Professor Robin Alexander
UKLA members will be familiar with Robin Alexander's work on dialogic teaching and his long campaign to raise the profile and quality of classroom talk. Together with others he persuaded the national curriculum review's 'expert panel' to include a firm statement on oracy in their report last December. In February this year, at Robin's request, DfE held a seminar on oracy and classroom talk in the new national curriculum...Read more>
We look forward to welcoming members to the Association’s AGM which will be held at University of Leicester on Saturday 7th July 2012. The Agenda is available to download below. Read more...>
The Editors of Journal of Research in Reading and Literacy are pleased to present a joint Special Virtual Issue, available FREE for a limited period: Reading, Writing, and Technology: A Special Virtual Issue...Read more>
A Conference on Caribbean Poetry
UKLA and Egmont UK have collaborated to produce high quality professional development and teaching materials with the aim of developing the critical reading of magazines in KS2 classrooms ( although we feel they would be of interest in KS3 and ITE as well). The practical workshops aim to promote the critical reading of magazines in schools, an understanding of why and how magazines are produced, and to emphasise the value of including children’s magazines in an inspiring reading curriculum.
All you have to do is register or log in as a member and then download the materials from the UKLA resources section.
This month we feature two articles focusing on reading at key stage 2 - Elizabeth Broad writes about reading novels and Teresa Grainger reminds us of the value of short stories. We are grateful to Helen Hancock for allowing us to offer articles from the Primary English Magazine and the Secondary English Magazine to members.
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The Digital Literacy Classroom
Are you interested in exploring ways of using new technologies within Literacy lessons? Do you need ideas for enhancing your...read more
Reduced Price!
The Handbook of Primary English in Initial Teacher Education by Teresa Cremin & Henrietta Dombey
Now £9 (Members) and £12 (Non Members)
