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Primary Reading Simplified
A Practical Guide to Classroom Teaching and Whole-School Implementation
- Christopher Such - Primary schoolteacher and blogger
January 2025 | 208 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
From the bestselling author of The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading, this is your essential guide to teaching reading in primary schools.
Filled with classroom-tested, practical guidance, this book addresses common questions faced in every school by those seeking to improve reading. It offers a clear, evidence-informed approach that maximises the chances of all children becoming capable, confident readers.
- Explore how to lay the foundations for reading development.
- Learn effective approaches to organising classroom instruction.
- Understand how to build a reading curriculum and nurture a reading culture.
- Consider nuanced approaches to assessing and supporting pupils.
- Examine how to lead professional development and implement change in teaching reading across your school.
This is an unmissable resource for primary teachers and those leading literacy teaching in primary schools.
This is an unmissable resource for primary teachers and those leading literacy teaching in primary schools.
Section A – Reading Development in Theory
Chapter 1 – What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Reading
Chapter 2 – Comprehension Conceptualised
Section B – Laying Foundations for Reading Development
Chapter 3 – Teaching Phonics
Chapter 4 – Supporting Spoken Language Development
Section C – Organising Classroom Instruction
Chapter 5 – Reading Lesson Structures Explained
Chapter 6 – Discussion of Text: Questioning, Explanation and Dialogue
Chapter 7 – Scaffolded Reading
Chapter 8 – Fluency Reading
Chapter 9 – Extended Reading
Chapter 10 – Close Reading
Chapter 11 – How and When to Use Different Reading Lesson Structures
Chapter 12 – Small-Group Reading
Section D – Implementing Change Across a School
Chapter 13 – Leading Professional Development
Chapter 14 – Implementing Change Across a School
Chapter 15 – Introducing Reading Lesson Structures Across a School: Professional Development and Implementation in Practice
Section E – Building a Reading Curriculum and Nurturing a Reading Culture
Chapter 16 – Building a Reading Curriculum
Chapter 17 – Nurturing a Reading Culture
Section F – Reading Development Across the Curriculum
Chapter 18 – Developing Vocabulary and Knowledge of the World Across the Curriculum
Chapter 19 – Supporting Reading Through Writing
Chapter 20 – Preparing Pupils for External Assessments
Section G – Assessing and Supporting Pupils
Chapter 21 – Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Reading Development
Chapter 22 – Maximising the Impact of One-to-One Reading
Section H – Setting Priorities
Chapter 23 – Selecting and Acting on Priorities
