Reading in Primary Schools: Guide

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Reading matters
The science behind reading
Teaching reading in schools
Extending reading
Case studies
 
 
 
 
 
Strength of Evidence
Transferability
Areas for further research
Editor's Comments
Online communities

Resources

Organisations

The National Association of Advisers in English (NAAE).  

Booktrust.  

Centre for Literacy in Primary Education 

National Literacy Trust

The Reading Agency

 

Phonics

www.rrf.org.uk

www.dyslexics.org.uk

Rose, J. (2006) Independent review of the teaching of early reading. Nottingham: DFES Publications.

 

International studies of reading

PIRLS http://pirls2016.org/wp-content/uploads/structure/CompletePDF/P16-PIRLS-International-Results-in-Reading.pdf

PISAhttps://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/e54d62dc-en.pdf?expires=1603797381&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=0FDC02A1E72D3375F428B08C70D095E6

https://www.researchrichpedagogies.org/research/theme/reading-for-pleasure-pedagogy

 

Other resources

Global Digital Library 

Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) on literacy

Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) on comprehension

Research Rich Pedagogies 

Poetry.

Teaching and learning Alliance Inc.  

Reading Horizons

Reading Rockets

 

Books

Kamil, M. L., Pearson, D.P.,  Moje, E.B. & Afflerbach, P. (2010) eds. Handbook of Reading Research. Vol. 4. Philadelphia, PA: Routledge

Smith, F. (2011) Understanding Reading: A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Reading and Learning to Read. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Routledge

Topping, K. (2019) Children’s Reading and Instruction.

 

Journals

The Reading Teacher

Literacy

Reading and Writing Quarterly

Journal of Early Childhood Literacy