How to Teach Reading

Extensive research has revealed a range of components that contribute to effective teaching of reading. Yet few reliable resources have translated that evidence into a format that teachers can put to use in the classroom. Enter How to Teach Reading: Research-based strategies for success with decoding and comprehension, an accessible guide on how to harness key research insights to benefit students’ reading skills.

This informative resource unpacks the science of reading in plain language, as well as providing insights into the “code” of written English that will help in developing meaningful reading programmes. From these foundations, it describes effective strategies for teaching decoding and comprehension that build from the research findings on “what works”. After outlining methods for teaching word recognition and language comprehension, it brings all of this together in a comprehensive literacy programme. Other keys to success addressed in this resource are teaching approaches with students who have reading difficulties and how to use children’s literature to give students a strong sense of why they want to be a reader.

Are you looking for more hands-on support? Check out our How to Teach Writing, Spelling and Grammar professional development course.

Please note, this title is available in a secure digital format through VitalSource to help protect the authors’ work and ensure compliance with copyright legislation. Further information is available in our FAQ's.