Language and Literacy Resources

Research Databases
Licensed for UF students, faculty and staff; requires logon from off campus

• Communications and Mass Media Collection
• Education Full Text(1983-date) (EBSCO)
• Education Full-Text Retro(1929-1983) (EBSCO)
• ERIC
• Ethnic NewsWatch
• Linguist List
• Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
• Professional Development Collection
• Social Sciences Full Text
• Web of Science

• More Education Databases

Please note that most key databases are restricted to UF affiliates and on campus users. When you see in your search results, click for access to digital full-text material.

Curriculum Standards

• Education Library Curriculum Standards portal
• Standards for the English Language Arts
• Standards for the Foreign Language Arts

Classroom Resources

• Education Library Lesson Plans portal
• Reading/Literacy Resources for Present and Future Teachers (Southern Utah University)

Research Guides

• Curriculum Guides and Lesson Plans
• Special Education
• Teacher Certification Information
• Teaching and Learning
• Finding Resources
• Writing Resources

• More Guides

Selected E-Books
Licensed for UF students, faculty and staff; requires logon from off campus. For additional book titles search the Library Catalog, Books24x7, or EBSCO e-Book Collection.

• Globalization and language teaching
• Handbook of research on teaching literacy through the communicative and visual arts
• Literacy and bilingualism a handbook for all teachers
• Literacy for all: making a difference
• Multicultural issues in literacy research and practice
• Sociolcultural contexts of language and literacy

Selected E-Journals
Licensed for UF students, faculty and staff; requires logon from off campus. For additional titles conduct a search in the UF Library Catalog or review Finding Journals.

• Child language teaching and therapy
• Dual language education
• ESL Magazine
• Journal of language, identity, and education
• Journal of early childhood literacy
• Language and education
• Language and learning across the disciplines
• Language diversity and education
• Linguistics and education
• Working papers in educational linguistics

Learners of English as a Second Language(ESL/EFL)

• CAELA-Center for Adult English Language Acquisition


• The Internet TESL Journal


• National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs


• Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (TESL-EJ) -The Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language


• 43 Fantastic ESL Resources for Students - Public School Review

Literacy and Language Associations

• American Speech Language Hearing Association
• Apraxia-KIDS
• Center for Applied Linguistics
• Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Education Library Associations portal
• Florida Center for Reading Research
• International Dyslexia Association
• International Reading Association
• Language-Hearing Association
• Learning Disabilities Association of America
• Read Write Think
• Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association