England's National Literacy Strategy is intended to raise standards of literacy for every student. Teachers should aim to include each student in the Literacy Hour. Evidence from the National Literacy Project (NLP), on which the national strategy is based, shows that students with widely varying needs can expect to improve their literacy skills in line with the challenging objectives in the Framework for Teaching, when taught effectively within the Literacy Hour. This guidance booklet builds on the experience of the NLP. The booklet addresses issues related to teaching: in mixed-year classes and small schools; reception-aged children; children speaking English as an additional language (EAL); and children with special educational needs (SEN). Its guidance extends advice already given in the question-and-answer form in the Strategy's management training materials. (NKA)