News

9 Mar 2010 - UKLA publishes the shortlist for the John Downing Award

About

UKLA is a registered charity, which has as its sole object the advancement of education in literacy....

Conferences

Literacy Skills – for Learning - Wednesday, August 11, 2010 to Friday, August 13, 2010
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Awards

Children’s Book Awards - Criteria - The award is given every year for books in which the language is powerful. Language …

International

Exchange Opportunities - Since October 2004, nine UKLA members from the various parts of the UK have spent a week in …

Publications

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Research

Visual Journeys - UKLA Supported Research Project Hits Scottish Headlines Visual Journeys is an on-going international research project, led by Dr …

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Buy books online - discounts for UKLA Members

Conferences

UKLA regularly organise a range of high-quality international, national and regional conferences which provide opportunities for finding out about and debating current issues in literacy, hearing about literacy research and networking with others who have similar interests. On these pages, you will find information about all of our current conferences.

Forthcoming conferences

International

• The Changing Face of Literacy: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
  Friday 9^th to Sunday 11^th July 2010 at The University of Winchester
  UKLA’s 46th Annual International Conference will explore the changing nature of literacy.

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National

• Choice and Voice: Reading and Writing for Pleasure and Independence
  Tuesday March 30, 2010 at The British Library
  This exciting and inspirational conference focuses on the significance of children reading & writing for pleasure & independence
  Online booking available
  
• BERA Literacy and Language SIG
  Thursday April 22, 2010 at Institute of Education, University of Reading
  Developing Research in English, Language and Literacy

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Overseas

• Australian National English and Literacy Conference
  Sunday 4^th to Wednesday 7^th July 2010 at Perth, Western Australia
  Away with Words: exploring the ambiguities in literacy and English education
• Literacy Skills – for Learning
  Wednesday 11^th to Friday 13^th August 2010 at Åbo/Turku, Finland
  FinRA Finnish Reading Association 2nd Baltic Sea Conference, 15th Nordic Reading Conference

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Regional

• Building Reading Communities
  Friday March 12, 2010 at Rockingham Forest Hotel, Corby, Northants
  Corby Literacy Conference hosted by Corby Reads! in partnership with UKLA
• Pleasure & Progress in Speaking and Listening
  Saturday March 13, 2010 at The University of Cambridge
  A conference for teachers of English, Drama and Media – Primary to Post-16
• Teachers and Story: teachers using story in the classroom and beyond…
  Saturday March 20, 2010 at TR2 Production & Education Centre 12 Neptune Park, Plymouth
  Another fantatsic UKLA event - all welcome!
• Reading for Pleasure and Independence
  Friday April 16, 2010 at St. Mary’s University College, Belfast
  A lively one-day UKLA conference in Belfast
  Online booking available
  

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