Reading Reform Foundation www.rrf.org.uk 
BERA (Brit. Ed. Res. Assoc, Southwell, Notts) www.bera.ac.uk
CERUK (NFER database of current research) www.ceruk.ac.uk
CEDAR (ed. devel. & appraisal) www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/cedar/
Centre for Lit. Studies www.nottingham.ac.uk/education/centres/clr/
CREC (early childhood res.) www.crec.co.uk
ELF (3rd generation phonics) www.englishliteracyfoundation.org.uk
EPPI (evidence for policy & practice) www.eppi.ioe.ac.uk
FELL (families & early learning) www.edstud.ox.ac.uk/research/fell/
Lancs Lit Research www.literacy.lancs.ac.uk/index.htm
Sheffield University http://www.shef.ac.uk/education/
NCRCL (lang & lit res at Roehampton) www.ncrcl.ac.uk
NFER (longstanding res. foundation) www.nfer.ac.uk
Scottish Education Dept www.scre.ac.uk
Year of Reading www.yearofreading.org.uk

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