Reading The Game Links

Promoting literacy through the power of sport

RTG programmes

Links

	The Football Foundation http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk
	The Professional Footballers' Association (and Football In The Community) http://www.givemefootball.com/
	The Football Association http://www.thefa.com/
	Playing for Success http://www.dfes.gov.uk/playingforsuccess/
	The FA Premier League http://www.premierleague.com
	The Football League http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk
	Reading Is Fundamental http://www.rif.org.uk
	Show Racism the Red Card - a UK anti-racist football campaign, sponsored by The P.F.A., Unison and The E.U. http://www.srtrc.org/
	Kick It Out - a high profile campaign launched during the 1993-1994 season to get across the message of anti-racism in football. Go to site: http://www.kickitout.org/
	Football Unites, Racism Divides - an anti-racist project using football as a way of bringing people together, and of introducing the subject of racism to young people. They have a library open to the public full of resources with a football and/or anti-racist theme, including some aimed at children and young people as well as others aimed at teachers, youth workers, students and researchers. The catalogue is available on the Resources page of their website http://www.furd.org/
	The National Football Museum holds the world's finest collections of historic football artefacts and archives, including the FIFA Museum Collection. The Museum has a key role to play in social inclusion, widening the audiences for museums and their services. Football is the people's game. Free admission for the public plus educational visits for schools. See the website http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/index.htm

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Resource links

http://www.ncll.org.uk/25_LFA	Looking for an author or storyteller? Try the National Centre for Language and Literacy's online search tool to find the appropriate person in your local area.
http://www.footballpoets.org	A site for all football poets, lovers of football and maybe even lovers of poetry.
http://www.soccerbase.com/footballlive	Stats lovers! find out all you need to know.
http://www.ticketaid.co.uk/	Raise money for your favourite charity or cause, including Reading The Game! Read more about TicketAid.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-football.htm	Football games, quizes and stories from the British Council.
http://www.freewebs.com/julesrimet	World Cup football poems and ideas.
http://www.myhomelibrary.org	Download free bookplates courtesy of Children's Laureate Anne Fine.
'5 goals 5 books'	A Spanish Reading The Game.
Get a Kick out of Reading	A US Reading The Game.
America SCORES	A new US football and literacy project
http://www.gradedreading.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk	ESOL football resources.
www.kiddiesvillefc.com	A new website for children based around a children's football team. The site promotes inclusion, equality and cultural awareness, and has been endorsed by the Scottish FA
www.football-basics.co.uk	Football Basics - Assessment. The Football Basics Assessment is a new and innovative way for colleges and learning providers to assess adult learners in both numeracy and literacy. Students take a journey through a virtual football club and complete the interactive assessment which uses conceptualised football-related questions that are mapped to the Core Curricula from Entry Level 1 to Level 1.
Badger Publishing	A list of recommeded football-related reads for 7 to 11 year-olds.
www.halftimetalk.net	The UK’s number one community website for Coaches, Soccer Parents and Match Officials involved at all levels throughout grass roots football.
www.dreambooks.net/nlt	Personalised books allowing you to play for the team of your dreams in the most exciting match of the football calendar - the Cup Final.

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