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

About the Author

Christopher Such is a primary school teacher, school leader, teacher educator and consultant who has worked in schools since 2006. As part of Ambition Institute’s learning design team, he co-designed their National Professional Qualification in Leading Literacy (NPQLL). He has contributed to the initial teacher training programmes for Teach East, Torch SCITT and Ambition Institute, focusing on reading instruction and mathematics pedagogy. In his work as an education consultant, he has worked with schools, multi-academy trusts, English hubs and wider organisations to develop teachers’ understanding of reading and implement approaches to evidence-informed classroom teaching that prioritise meaningful experiences with texts. His first book, The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading, is required reading on many initial teacher training programmes and higher education courses. He is the author of the education blog Primary Colour, and he can be found on social media platforms via the username @Suchmo83.

Reviews

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.
*Schools Week*