International Literacy Centre
Fostering cutting edge research and critical scholarship on literacy, pedagogy, policy and practice.
The International Literacy Centre (ILC) brings together literacy researchers, practitioners and teacher educators with an interest in developing an interdisciplinary research agenda that can tackle the most pressing questions in literacy pedagogy, policy and practice from the early years and across the life course.
Aims
- Create a vibrant and distinctive interdisciplinary research culture at IOE that supports innovative and methodologically rigorous thinking in literacy research.
- Deepen local, national and international partnerships that sustain literacy learning and teaching in the early years and across the life course, paying attention to the diverse ways in which literacy is embedded in the social world.
- Bring evidence to bear in public and professional debate on literacy education, literacy policy, and practitioner education
- Work for the public good by sharing expertise amongst our stakeholders.
Activities
Seminars
We run regular seminars for staff, students and others on a range of topics to do with literacy. Please get in touch for more information. Email: ioe.ilc@ucl.ac.uk
Reading Recovery
Reading Recovery is an accredited school-based literacy intervention for five- to six-year-olds who are the lowest attaining in reading and writing. From its base within the International Literacy Centre, Reading Recovery Europe promotes high quality professional learning for teachers that enables those pupils who struggle with literacy learning to catch up with their classroom peers. Reading Recovery has been widely researched nationally and internationally. Independent evaluations consistently show it has long lasting impacts.
Reading Recovery is currently implemented in the following European countries: England, Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Malta.
Doctoral student literacy special interest group
We have a special interest group for doctoral students doing work related to literacy. Please contact us if you are an IOE doctoral student and would like to join the SIG.
Other activities
- Rachael Levy, Sinead Harmey and Sam Duncan are editors of the journal Literacy.
- Sam Duncan is a member of the Executive Committee of the European Basic Skills Network.
See our research, consultancy and other projects page.
News
IOE academic publishes book on learning to read in non-traditional contexts
Dr Sinéad Harmey, an Associate Professor in Literacy Education at the International Literacy Centre, has co-edited the book “Teaching Literacies in Diverse Contexts”.
12 May 2023
Bridging the gap between research and practice
In this podcast we learn about the concept of ‘translational research’ and hear examples of projects where it has supported the successful move from research to practice.
29 Jun 2022
IOE named World Number 1 for Education in QS subject rankings
IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, has been named Number 1 for Education in the QS World University Rankings by Subject for the ninth year in a row.
06 Apr 2022
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IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society
University College London
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