The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading

Christopher Such - Primary schoolteacher and blogger
The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading
July 2021 | 192 pages | Sage UK
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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.

Contents

PART 1: READING AND ITS ORIGINS

  • Chapter 1: A brief history of reading and writing
  • Chapter 2: Useful frameworks for reading
  • Chapter 3: The trouble with English

PART 2: DECODING

  • Chapter 4: Phonics
  • Chapter 5: Fluency

PART 3: LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION

  • Chapter 6: Listening comprehension
  • Chapter 7: Situation models
  • Chapter 8: Comprehension monitoring
  • Chapter 9: Inference
  • Chapter 10: Text structure
  • Chapter 11: Vocabulary
  • Chapter 12: Background knowledge
  • Chapter 13: How the different elements of comprehension combine

PART 4: OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE READING

  • Chapter 14: Independent reading / reading for pleasure
  • Chapter 15: Reading across the curriculum
  • Chapter 16: Writing

PART 5: ADDRESSING READING DIFFICULTIES

  • Chapter 17: Dyslexia
  • Chapter 18: Assessment
  • Chapter 19: Intervention

PART 6: THE READING DIET

  • Chapter 20: The current situation
  • Chapter 21: Getting the balance right
  • Chapter 22: Questioning and discussion
  • Chapter 23: Text choice
  • Chapter 24: Action plan for classroom teachers
  • Chapter 25: Action plan for reading coordinators

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.

Contents

PART 1: READING AND ITS ORIGINS

  • Chapter 1: A brief history of reading and writing
  • Chapter 2: Useful frameworks for reading
  • Chapter 3: The trouble with English

PART 2: DECODING

  • Chapter 4: Phonics
  • Chapter 5: Fluency

PART 3: LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION

  • Chapter 6: Listening comprehension
  • Chapter 7: Situation models
  • Chapter 8: Comprehension monitoring
  • Chapter 9: Inference
  • Chapter 10: Text structure
  • Chapter 11: Vocabulary
  • Chapter 12: Background knowledge
  • Chapter 13: How the different elements of comprehension combine

PART 4: OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE READING

  • Chapter 14: Independent reading / reading for pleasure
  • Chapter 15: Reading across the curriculum
  • Chapter 16: Writing

PART 5: ADDRESSING READING DIFFICULTIES

  • Chapter 17: Dyslexia
  • Chapter 18: Assessment
  • Chapter 19: Intervention

PART 6: THE READING DIET

  • Chapter 20: The current situation
  • Chapter 21: Getting the balance right
  • Chapter 22: Questioning and discussion
  • Chapter 23: Text choice
  • Chapter 24: Action plan for classroom teachers
  • Chapter 25: Action plan for reading coordinators
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The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading

Christopher Such
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July 2021 | 192 pages | Sage UK

Format Published Date ISBN Price
Paperback 31/03/2026 9781529764161 $48.00
Hardcover 31/03/2026 9781529764178 $110.00
180 Day Ebook 28/03/2023 9781529769241 $28.00
Lifetime 28/03/2023 9781529769241 $41.00

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.

Table Of Contents:

  • PART 1: READING AND ITS ORIGINS
  • Chapter 1: A brief history of reading and writing
  • Chapter 2: Useful frameworks for reading
  • Chapter 3: The trouble with English
  • PART 2: DECODING
  • Chapter 4: Phonics
  • Chapter 5: Fluency
  • PART 3: LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION
  • Chapter 6: Listening comprehension
  • Chapter 7: Situation models
  • Chapter 8: Comprehension monitoring
  • Chapter 9: Inference
  • Chapter 10: Text structure
  • Chapter 11: Vocabulary
  • Chapter 12: Background knowledge
  • Chapter 13: How the different elements of comprehension combine
  • PART 4: OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE READING
  • Chapter 14: Independent reading / reading for pleasure
  • Chapter 15: Reading across the curriculum
  • Chapter 16: Writing
  • PART 5: ADDRESSING READING DIFFICULTIES
  • Chapter 17: Dyslexia
  • Chapter 18: Assessment
  • Chapter 19: Intervention
  • PART 6: THE READING DIET
  • Chapter 20: The current situation
  • Chapter 21: Getting the balance right
  • Chapter 22: Questioning and discussion
  • Chapter 23: Text choice
  • Chapter 24: Action plan for classroom teachers
  • Chapter 25: Action plan for reading coordinators

Recent Product Reviews:

Coherent and accessible insight into the teaching of reading. Chris' clarity of voice and understanding whilst being accessible and engaging is key.
Mr Mathew Tobin, Department of Education, Oxford Brookes University
Students really enjoyed this text. It was easy to understand and hits a variety of topics.
Dr Jessica Koch, Education Dept, East Central University
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

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