Literacy

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Edited By: Cathy Burnett and Julia Davies

Impact Factor: 0.4

ISI Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2011: 91/162 (Linguistics); 150/206 (Education & Educational Research)

Online ISSN: 1741-4369

Associated Title(s): Journal of Research in Reading

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The UKLA and Wiley-Blackwell Research in Literacy Education Award 2012

We are pleased to announce that the 2012 winning Literacy article is:

Policy and the search for explanations for the gender gap in literacy attainment
Gemma Moss
(Volume 45, Issue 3, November 2011)

The winning article from Journal of Research in Reading is:

Cross-linguistic transfer of oral language, decoding, phonological awareness and reading comprehension: a meta-analysis of the correlational evidence
Monica Melby-Lervåg, Arne Lervåg
(Volume 34, Issue 1, February 2011)

This award, launched in 2008, is given annually for research judged to be exemplary in either of UKLA’s journals - Literacy and Journal of Research in Reading.

For more information and to view past winners, visit the UKLA website.

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Popular Culture and Curriculum

Call for Paper: Special Issue of Literacy on Popular Culture and Curriculum

Edited by Clare Dowdall, Lalitha Vasudevan and Margaret Mackey

This special edition of Literacy, focusing on popular culture and curriculum, aims to explore different perspectives about the place of popular culture within children’s literacy education. Contributors are invited to submit articles that focus on popular culture, curriculum and literacy from different theoretical, pedagogical, practical, policy and/ or research perspectives. Click here for more information.

Please refer to the Literacy Author Guidelines before submission.

Deadline: 30th June 2013

Please mark submissions: Special Issue: Popular Culture and Curriculum

Literacy Highlights

Virtual Issues

Featuring content from Literacy and Journal of Research in Reading:

Reading, Writing and Technology: A Joint Virtual Issue
Edited by Cathy Burnett, Julia Davies and Clare Wood

Other Virtual Issues from Literacy:

Writing and Writers
Edited by Teresa Cremin and Marilyn Mottram


Special Issues

Read the most recent Special Issue online:

Narrative and Literacy
Edited by Gabrielle Cliff Hodges and Bronwyn Davies
Volume 47, Issue 1, April 2013

Previous Special Issues include:

Literacy and Politics
Edited by Janet Soler and Andrew Lambirth
Volume 45, Issue 3, November 2011

Power of the Text
Edited by Vivienne Smith and Margaret Mackey
Volume 44, Issue 2, July 2010

Literacy and Identity
Edited by Guy Merchant and Victoria Carrington
Volume 43, Issue 2, July 2009

Literacy as a Complex Activity
Edited by Myra Barrs, Gordon Pradl, Kathy Hall and Henrietta Dombey
Volume 42, Issue 2, July 2008

UKLA News

UKLA Events

The 49th UKLA International Conference

Literacy Policy and Practices: Diverse Perspectives in the 21st Century

Liverpool Hope University
Friday 5th to Sunday 7th July 2013

Download the call for papers guidance or submit your proposal online - visit the UKLA website for more details.

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