Find out more about phonics with NCLL

The National Centre for Language and Literacy has recently relaunched from its new home at the London Road campus of the University of Reading.

Established as the Reading Centre by Betty Root in 1967, the original aim was to bring the growing numbers of resources for the teaching of reading to the attention of teachers. In the 1970s, as the understanding of the role of language in reading grew, it changed its name to the Reading and Language Information Centre. By this time, the resources collection was one part of a much wider portfolio of support for teachers, including courses, conferences and a subscription scheme which offered members 6 short, practical publications a year on matters of topical interest. The centre has retained its strong interest in multicultural and multilingualism, publishing classic books for teachers such as the 'Multilingual Classroom' series by Viv Edwards.

Today NCLL retains its focus on resources with a new scheme for members centred around individualised advice and special events. It has also announced a new series of sessions to celebrate its relaunch. The first of these sessions takes place on 1st February 2012 and focuses on the hot topic of phonics. Match-funding for approved synthetic products is available for all school in England with KS1 pupils until March 2013. NCLL is offering teachers the opportunity to see a range of resources and to hear about the politics behind synthetic phonics.

NALDIC wishes the centre every success in its new home.