Includes index.

A simple view -- Oral language development -- Phonological awareness -- Phonics -- Fluency -- Vocabulary -- Comprehension -- Underlying processes for reading -- The consequences of low literacy -- The major players -- Children left behind -- Rose to the occasion -- The land of Oz -- The current scene -- Why changing your mind is good for you -- Cults and catchphrases -- Won't get fooled again : logical fallacy -- Fooling ourselves : cognitive bias -- Snake oil : the disappointing truth -- Diagnosis : dyslexia -- Teaching reading and writing: overview -- Teaching handwriting -- Teaching the alphabet -- Teaching phonological awareness -- Teaching phonics -- Teaching fluency -- Teaching vocabulary -- Teaching comprehension.

"Nonsensical ideas about teaching reading and writing are alive and well and in schools all over the world. Yet we have known for many years what the most effective, low-cost methods are. It's time for you as a teacher, a parent, as a human to take the reins and demand quality literacy teaching for all. This book contains the tools you will need to get that job done. This book aims to bridge the research-practice divide, making the findings of reading science available to all and provide a common platform on which teachers and parents can exchange ideas about doing the best possible job of teaching people to read and write"-- Provided by publisher.

Junior High School

Text in English