UKLA publishes revised statement on the proposed ‘light touch’ ‘reading’ test for 6 year olds

Tuesday, December 07, 2010

In the light of the recent governement White Paper and the information it contains regarding the 'light touch' reading test at age 6, the UKLA has updated its statement.

 

The Revised statement can be downloaded here

UKLA’s booklet ,‘Teaching Reading: What the evidence says’ is now published!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

UKLA’s booklet ,‘Teaching Reading: What the evidence says’ is now published!

Worried by Nick Gibb’s magic bullet view of phonics teaching? This new booklet gives UKLA’s balanced approach to enabling more children to become readers.

UKLA also gives 5 clear reasons why non-word tests won’t help more children learn to read. Read more here.

The longlists for the 2011 UKLA Children’s Book Awards are announced today!

Monday, October 04, 2010

UKLA National  Children’s Book Awards are held in high esteem by teachers.  The longlists are a reliable indicator of the best books of the year for inclusion in class and school collections.  Read more in Awards.

Download Award Criteria

UKLA AGM Minutes

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

We are pleased to publish the minutes of the UKLA Annual General Meeting held at University of Winchester, on Saturday, 10th July 2010.

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September 2010 …submissions are now invited for the UKLA Author Award 2011…

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

 

This award is presented to a member of the Association whose text (on paper or on screen) most effectively supports the teaching of literacy. It is awarded bi-annually, and will next be awarded at the 47th UKLA International Conference in Chester between 15th and 17th July 2011.

Applications are now invited from individual members of UKLA who have published  a text between Feb 2009 and January 2011 about an aspect of the teaching of literacy for classroom teachers. The text should be relevant to classroom practice.

The texts will be judged by a panel chaired by the Convenor of the UKLA Membership and Awards Committee. The award will be presented at the International Conference gala dinner on 16th July, 2011 in Chester.

Criteria

  • text supports the teaching of literacy
  • can be for any/all key stages from EYFS to KS4
  • relevant to current classroom practice
  • reflects current developments in literacy research
  • encourages teachers to be reflective, innovative, creative

Last date for submission 31st January, 2011

Download and print the submission form below, complete and send, together with 4 copies of your text, to:

Brenda Eastwood

UKLA
University of Leicester
Leicester
LE1 7RH

Download the Author Award Submissiom Form

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