PIRLS 2016 data from eight education systems were used to examine how teachers from three different language groups differed in their teaching of reading literacy. Teaching reading practices differed substantially between the three linguistic/cultural groups. In English-speaking systems, effective practices for establishing reading literacy seem…

One of the key requirements of the Common Core State Standards for Reading is that all students must be able to comprehend texts of steadily increasing complexity as they progress through school. By the time they complete the core, students must be able to read and comprehend independently and proficiently the kinds of complex texts commonly found…

Examines the demands made on the beginning reader. Considers implications for classroom practice to promote reading development, and examines the resources used by teachers to introduce children to reading. Argues that the use of Big Books in the teaching of reading is a means to make the reading process visible and accessible to all children.…