Free literacy resources

Here is a selection of some brilliant literacy resources for teachers and practitioners that you can access for free. You can also browse our full selection of resources.

To support families we also have a comprehensive web portal, grouped by age, with links to lots of free home-learning activities on Words for Life.

Education Recovery

We provide a range of evidence-based training, interventions, programmes and resources to support teachers and practitioners to enable children to move forward and develop their skills.

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Early years

Our early years resources will help schools, settings and parents support children’s development from birth to age 5.

Supporting early years children to tell stories

Support early years children to tell more stories in your setting by using these top tips.
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Poetry in the early years foundation stage

The new statutory framework for the early years foundation stage and the new reading framework, both frequently refer to poetry and highlight the importance of saying and...
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Support for multilingual families at home: Time together booklet

This easy-to-read guide now comes in 18 languages and is full of suggestions for how parents can support their young child's learning at home.
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Primary

We have a wealth of free resources available to support literacy teaching in primary school.

Football Reading Quiz

Check out this recording of our online football reading quiz, which provides new ideas for getting children engaged in reading.
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Marcus Rashford Book Club

Explore fantastic teaching resources to accompany the latest title in the Marcus Rashford Book Club. Free to access and suitable for years 2, 3 and 4.
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Writing poems with Paul Cookson

Watch as Paul Cookson performs his poems, then provides step-by-step support for your class to create fabulous and fun poetry of their own.
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Cross-phase and transition

Useful teaching resources for cross-phase and transition with a literacy focus.

We Wonder: Protect Our Planet

This fantastic and timely reading challenge will support and encourage students as they read, investigate and campaign for a sustainable future.
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Holocaust Memorial Day

Free resources to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2022.
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Notes from a pandemic: poetry resources

Free-writing exercises and reflective activities that will take students on a learning journey responding to their own thoughts and feelings about the pandemic.
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Secondary

Inspire and motivate pupils with our resources to support and improve literacy provision at secondary school.

Exam command words: a case study

This case study explores how William Perkin School developed a command word guidebook for students following inspiration at a National Literacy Trust workshop.
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Careers skills for CVs and interviews

Workshops to support students with CVs, elevator pitches and interviews as they prepare for future careers.
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Skills Academy sample resource - freestyle football

This PowerPoint for the freestyle football module from our reading intervention Skills Academy gives an introduction to the programme.
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