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Primary Reading Simplified
A Practical Guide to Classroom Teaching and Whole-School Implementation



January 2025 | 256 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. 
Each bite-sized chapter is supported by smart summaries, retrieval quizzes to test your understanding, questions for professional development discussions and links to more specialised reading on every topic.
 
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 – Discussion of Text: Questioning, Explanation and Dialogue
 
Chapter 6 – Reading Lesson Structures Introduced
 
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

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