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24 Jan 2012 - John Downing Award submission deadline extended to 6th February.

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UKLA related sites

Federation of European Literacy Associations (FELA)

http://www.felaliteracy.org

Initial Teacher Education – English

This site was created to support anyone involved in the education and training of English teachers. The creation of this website was been undertaken by the National Association for the Teaching of English and the United Kingdom Literacy Association in association with Christ Church Canterbury University College and is funded by the Training and Development Agency for Schools.

http://www.ite.org.uk/

MLS

Sponsors of the UKLA Books Awards. MLS use engaging technologies to foster a reading and information culture that promotes independent motivated readers and learners for life.

http://www.microlib.co.uk/home/default.aspx

Wiley Blackwell - Literac y Journal

http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1741-4350

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Government and Government-supported Agencies

BECTA

http://www.becta.org.uk/

Department for Children, Schools and Families

http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/

Department of Education for Northern Ireland (DENI)

http://www.deni.gov.uk

General Teaching Council for England

http://www.gtce.org.uk/

Learning and Teaching Scotland

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk

Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED)

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk

Primary National Strategy

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/

Scottish Qualifications Authority

http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/CCC_FirstPage.jsp

Welsh Joint Education Committee

http://www.wjec.co.uk

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Other Subject Associations

Australian Association for the Teaching of English

http://www.aate.org.au/

Australian Literacy Educators’ Association

http://www.alea.edu.au

British Association for Early Childhood Education (BAECE)

http://www.early-education.org.uk

British Dyslexia Association

http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/

British Educational Research Association

http://www.bera.ac.uk

Canadian Council of Teachers of Language Arts

http://www.cctela.ca/

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals

http://www.cilip.org.uk/default.cilip

English Association

http://www.le.ac.uk/engassoc

English Subject Centre

http://www.english.heacademy.ac.uk/

International Development in Europe Committee (of the IRA)

http://www.literacyeurope.org/IDEC/

International Reading Association

http://www.reading.org

National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum (NALDIC)

http://www.naldic.org.uk/

National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE)

http://www.nate.org.uk

National Association of Writers in Education

http://www.nawe.co.uk/metadot/index.pl?op=show&iid=2383

National Council of Teachers of English (USA)

http://www.ncte.org/

National Drama

http://www.nationaldrama.co.uk/

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Reading and Language Centres

Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

http://www.clpe.co.uk

English and Media Centre

http://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/

Reading and Language Information Centre

http://www.ralic.rdg.ac.uk

The Reader Organisation

http://thereader.org.uk

The Reading Agency

http://www.readingagency.org.uk/

University of Lancaster Literacy Research Centre

http://www.literacy.lancaster.ac.uk

University of Sheffield Literacy Research Centre

http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/literacy/

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General Links

ASCEL (Association of Senior Children’s and Educational Librarians)

http://www.ascel.org.uk/

Book Trust

http://www.booktrust.org.uk

British Film Institute

http://www.bfi.org.uk

Council for Learning Outside the Classroom

The Council for Leaning Outside the Classroom are a registered charity existing to champion learning outside the classroom (LOtC) and encourage young people (0-19yrs) to get out and about because research shows that children learn best through real world, hands on experiences. The Council took over responsibility for the Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto in April 2009.

www.lotc.org.uk

Initial Teacher Education

www.ite.org.uk

Irish Film Institute

http://www.irishfilm.ie

Just Imagine Story Centre

www.justimaginestorycentre.co.uk

Nasen (formerly the National Association for Special Educational Needs)

www.nasen.org.uk

National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)

http://www.nfer.ac.uk

National Literacy Trust

http://www.literacytrust.org.uk

National Year of Reading

http://www.yearofreading.org.uk/

Norfolk Children’s Book Centre

www.ncbc.co.uk

Poetry Book Society

http://www.poetrybooks.co.uk

Poetry Society

http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/

Royal Society of Arts

http://www.rsa.org.uk

Scottish Book Trust

http://www.scottishbooktrust.com

Subject Association Website

http://www.subjectassociation.org.uk

The International board on Books for Young People

www.ibby.org

The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)

/www.niace.org.uk

The Poetry Archive

www.poetryarchive.org

UNESCO Literacy Portal

http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=53553&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Write Away!

http://www.writeaway.org.uk/

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Useful Resources

All Talk

http://www.btplc.com/Responsiblebusiness/Supportingourcommunities/Learningandskills/Freeresources/AllTalk/default.aspx?s_cid=con

Andrew Moore

- site for (secondary phase) teaching resources.

http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/default.htm

Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal

www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk

Curriculum Online

- multimedia resources to support teaching and learning.

http://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/default.htm?cookie%5Ftest=1

David Horner

- site for poetry and writing ideas.

http://www.davidhorner.com

Digital Beginnings Project

- contains reports and research tools on the project, which studied digital literacy practices of 0-6 year-olds.

http://www.digitalbeginnings.shef.ac.uk/

Early Learning HQ

A website offering free foundation stage and key stage 1 teaching resources.

http://www.earlylearninghq.org.uk

Enjoying Reading

Enjoying Reading is an important new initiative to help every child love reading by encouraging schools and libraries to work in partnership. The website demonstrates how libraries can support schools and provides practical resources for joint work. Enjoying Reading is a partnership project funded by the DCSF and led by The Reading Agency, the independent charity working to get more people reading more.

http://www.enjoyingreading.org.uk

ESRC Research Seminar Series on Children’s Literacy and Popular Culture

- contains papers from the seminar series, plus a useful bibliography

http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/literacy/esrc

Everybody Writes

- writing ideas for teachers, by teachers.

http://www.everybodywrites.org.uk/

Kids and Reading

- provides advice for parents and carers on supporting children’s reading

http://www.kidsandreading.co.uk/

Literacy Research Association (formerly NRC)

http://www.nrconline.org/

MediaEd

- the website for teaching about film, media and film-making with children, young people and adults

http://www.mediaed.org.uk/

Poetry Archive

http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/home.do

RSC Learning

http://www.rsc.org.uk/learning/

Teachers TV – Literacy

http://www.teachers.tv/video/browser/892

Teachit

- library of online resources for secondary English teachers

http://www.teachit.co.uk/

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UKLA Members’ Blogs about Digital Literacies

Guy Merchant

http://myvedana.blogspot.com/

Jackie Marsh

http://digitalbeginnings.blogspot.com/

Julia Davies

http://digital-literacies.blogspot.com/

Victoria Carrington

http://www.victoriacarrington.blogspot.com/

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