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Everybody's Reading
Everybody's Reading is the website of a North West libraries partnership project, Reading Lifelines. It aims to promote reading to all those in the North West aged 16-25, although information such as ideas for great reads, book reviews, web links and |
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enCompass
Encompass Culture is the British Council's worldwide reading group site, providing information on thousands of books and a chance to talk about books with other readers around the world. There is also a database of reading group projects in the UK an |
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Children's Books Ireland
The website of this vibrant organisation, which runs an annual Children's Literature Summerschool. |
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Booktime
Booktime promotes reading for pleasure by giving the gift of a book pack to children across the UK shortly after they first start school. Booktime encourages parents and carers to read aloud with their children and help foster a love of books at a ke |
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Alan Summers
With Words holds regular events & competitions for artistic and community purposes, and an annual fundraising international haiku competition to raise money for literacy projects in the UK and abroad. |
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Deakin Newsletter
Dr Andrea Deakin's news and reviews of children's literature.This newsletter was started in September 2004 by Dr. Andrea Deakin in coordination with the Salmon Arm Library staff and originally published by Okanagan University College on their website |
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NATE
Website of the National Association for the Teaching of English. Here you will find membership information, publications and details of courses and conferences. |
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Booktrust
Connect here for the latest children's book news; Information about National Children's Book Week; Events calendar; Contact details of book organisations; Book lists organised by age range and some themed list; Teachers' resources |
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Children\'s Poetry Bookshelf
Great site for poetry enthusiasts; Read reviews; Enter competitions
Send in your poems |
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MEDAL Casebook
MEDAL aims to develop and share ideas to support the development of academic literacy in relation to studying childhood. There will be pedagogic resources: case studies and templates of teaching, learning and assessment approaches that have been used |
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National Literacy Trust
Round-up of writing competitions; Literacy focused discussion boards; News, events and research briefings |
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Reading Matters
Site maintained by a children's literature enthusiast; Reviews aimed at young readers but very useful for teachers; Themed reading lists; Brief but thoughtful articles about themes in children's literature e.g. good versus evil, utopias |
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ReadingZone
Children's Zone; Teachers' Zone; Grown-ups' Zone |
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Stories from the Web
Writing Competitions; Author Interviews; Writing Starters; Library Clubs |
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The Word Pool
Good selection of author profiles and website links; Contact details for authors who visit schools; Provides a monthly e-newsletter service |
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UK Children\'s Books
This is the first site to try if you are wanting to find out about a UK author;
A comprehensive directory of UK author websites;
Links to publishers' websites;
Lists of useful organisations. |
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UKLA (United Kingdom Literacy Association)
UKLA is a registered charity which has as its sole object the advancement of literacy education; Visit the website for:
Conference details;
International project information;
Journal and publications details.
Research updates |
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Writers Online
Featured authors; Extracts from authors' books used as a stimulus for creative writing; Author questionnaires |
