Reading

Teaching a subject such as reading, which is surrounded by conflicting evidence and competing claims, is not always easy. This guide explains the current arguments about reading and offers advice on effective teaching, reading schemes, phonics, assessment and other related issues. The text contains nine chapters which include: what is reading?; how to approach the teaching of reading; approaches to reading schemes; phonics; using information books; assessing reading.
 
Teaching a subject such as reading, which is surrounded by conflicting evidence and competing claims, is not always easy. This guide explains the current arguments about reading and offers advice on effective teaching, reading schemes, phonics, assessment and other related issues. The text contains nine chapters which include: what is reading?; how to approach the teaching of reading; approaches to reading schemes; phonics; using information books; assessing reading.