Publisher Description

The essential guide to the science behind reading and its practical implications for classroom teaching in primary schools.Teaching children to read is one of the most important tasks in primary education and classroom practice needs to be underpinned by a secure foundation of knowledge. Teachers need to know what reading entails, how children learn to read and how it can be taught effectively.

This book is an essential guide for primary teachers that explores the key technical and practical aspects of how children read with strong links to theory and how to translate this into the classroom. Bite-size chapters offer accessible research-informed ideas across all major key topics including phonics, comprehension, teaching children with reading difficulties and strategies for the classroom.Key features include:

* Discussions of implications for the classroom
* Questions for further professional discussions
* Retrieval quizzes
* Further reading suggestions
* Glossary of key terms

Christopher Such is a primary school teacher and the author of the education blog Primary Colour. He can be found on Twitter via @Suchmo83.

Author Biography

Christopher Such is a primary school teacher, school leader, teacher educator and consultant who has worked in schools since 2006. As part of Ambition Institute's learning design team, he co-designed their National Professional Qualification in Leading Literacy (NPQLL). He has contributed to the initial teacher training programmes for Teach East, Torch SCITT and Ambition Institute, focusing on reading instruction and mathematics pedagogy. In his work as an education consultant, he has worked with schools, multi-academy trusts, English hubs and wider organisations to develop teachers' understanding of reading and implement approaches to evidence-informed classroom teaching that prioritise meaningful experiences with texts. His first book, The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading, is required reading on many initial teacher training programmes and higher education courses. He is the author of the education blog Primary Colour, and he can be found on social media platforms via the username @Suchmo83.

Table of Contents

PART 1: READING AND ITS ORIGINSChapter 1: A brief history of reading and writingChapter 2: Useful frameworks for readingChapter 3: The trouble with EnglishPART 2: DECODINGChapter 4: PhonicsChapter 5: FluencyPART 3: LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIONChapter 6: Listening comprehensionChapter 7: Situation modelsChapter 8: Comprehension monitoringChapter 9: InferenceChapter 10: Text structureChapter 11: VocabularyChapter 12: Background knowledgeChapter 13: How the different elements of comprehension combinePART 4: OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE READINGChapter 14: Independent reading / reading for pleasureChapter 15: Reading across the curriculumChapter 16: WritingPART 5: ADDRESSING READING DIFFICULTIESChapter 17: DyslexiaChapter 18: AssessmentChapter 19: InterventionPART 6: THE READING DIETChapter 20: The current situationChapter 21: Getting the balance rightChapter 22: Questioning and discussionChapter 23: Text choiceChapter 24: Action plan for classroom teachersChapter 25: Action plan for reading coordinators

Review

With an erudite synergy of complex research and firsthand experience, The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading is sure to become an essential manual for ensuring every pupil becomes a fluent reader. It's the book I didn't realise I'd been waiting for. -- Robbie Burns * Schools Week *

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With an erudite synergy of complex research and firsthand experience, The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading is sure to become an essential manual for ensuring every pupil becomes a fluent reader. It's the book I didn't realise I'd been waiting for.

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