Examples from our Resource Collections

Adjusting to the new normal might feel challenging as children return to school, especially after most have experienced a year of home-schooling. We have put together a collection of resources offering support in this area that we hope you will find encouraging.

We have developed this section to support everyone who is now at home with their children wondering quite what to do in terms of literacy teaching. These resources are not meant to replicate a mini school, but instead to give you opportunities to enjoy some time with your children.

Welcome to the Early Years Literacy Section of UKLA. Here you will find key information and resources if you are interested in Early Years Literacy. As an association we promote a broad and balanced approaches to early literacy education that acknowledges the relationship between literacies (both print and digital) and children’s play, and celebrates the diverse range of literacies that children bring from their home and community experiences.

A NEW member-exclusive resource created by our Regional Reps to summarise the resources shared through their monthly #UKLAchat Twitter events. You’ll definitely want to take note of all of the advice included and recommended points of reference, updated with ALL of the must-read pointers shared from each conversation!

Stay informed as a member with our UKLA Voices (formerly UKLA News) publication; highlighting valuable updates from across the association, as well as member news, activities and achievements to inspire your own journey as a UKLA member. Get in touch if you have some newsworthy updates that you would like to see featured in an upcoming issue!

We have a range of materials to support your on-going professional development. Why not browse a selection of extracts from our publications or some of our conference proceedings? You may also find that our case studies of young readers provide you with thought provoking material for considering approaches to the teaching of reading. In this section you will find school development documents to support you in reflecting on the development of your curriculum and classroom practices.

Viewpoints set out UKLA’s position on key topics including talk, early reading, writing, diversity and inclusion, critical literacy, digital literacies, and spelling, punctuation and grammar. Each Viewpoint includes a statement that explains UKLA’s position in relation to the topic, gives references to relevant research and other sources, and provides at least one classroom example.

Explore the free resources that the UKLA makes available to everyone to promote literacy education. To also get a flavour of the variety of fantastic resources we publish for our members, check the free unlocked taster resources within each tile/series.

In line with UKLA’s aim to support and inform all those concerned with the development of language, literacy and communication, these resources provide ideas for promoting diversity and inclusion, recognising the dynamic and evolving contexts for literacy education in the 21st century.

Access award-winning articles published in Literacy and the Journal of Research In Reading, both published by the UKLA and Wiley-Blackwell. We have also selected some reports that emerged from UKLA-funded projects, and examples of research presented at our conferences.

We have a range of materials to support your on-going professional development. Why not browse a selection of extracts from our publications or some of our conference proceedings? You may also find that our case studies of young readers provide you with thought provoking material for considering approaches to the teaching of reading. In this section you will find school development documents to support you in reflecting on the development of your curriculum and classroom practices.

UKLA seeks to inform and shape policies through regular engagement and communication with government policy makers. Come and take a look at some of the documents, rooted in rigorous research and principled practice, which have underpinned our campaigns.

Come and learn from educators sharing their inspirational practice by reading some selected articles taken from our journal English 4-11, co-published with the English Association, and the Primary English Magazine. We have also selected some other exciting articles which we have made available as downloads.

If you'd like some inspiration for new books to read, come and take a peek at the longlists, shortlists and winners of the UKLA book Awards or read some book reviews. We also have a series of author studies you may be interested in.

Occasional Papers have been developed by groups of UKLA members, usually based on the work of UKLA’s Special Interest Groups and give an up-to-date outline of the Association’s views on current topics.

The UKLA is keen to engage with the possibilities offered by new textual forms and spaces, and the literacy practices that are evolving in line with them, as the uptake of 21st century technologies continues to grow. These resources provide ideas and examples for educators who want to engage with new forms of literacy.

Many of our resources can help you develop the knowledge and pedagogical approaches needed to teach literacy skills and curriculum content in rich and meaningful contexts. We have selected a few examples of resources relating to the teaching of reading and writing to give you a taste of what we have to offer.

This series of online resources looks at issues related to social diversity through a range of picture books. The term diversity can be used to cover a number of social categories including, but not limited to, representations and identity, ethnicity, sexuality, gender orientation, family setting and housing. The series aims to increase the range of picture books being shared in EYFS and KS1 classrooms by introducing picture books that explore ideas related to diversity.