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The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading (Corwin Ltd) Kindle Edition

by Christopher Such (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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The essential guide to the science behind reading and its practical implications for classroom teaching in primary schools.

Teaching children to read is one of the most important tasks in primary education and classroom practice needs to be underpinned by a secure foundation of knowledge. Teachers need to know what reading entails, how children learn to read and how it can be taught effectively.

This book is an essential guide for primary teachers that explores the key technical and practical aspects of how children read with strong links to theory and how to translate this into the classroom. Bite-size chapters offer accessible research-informed ideas across all major key topics including phonics, comprehension, teaching children with reading difficulties and strategies for the classroom.
Key features include:

·        Discussions of implications for the classroom

·        Questions for further professional discussions

·        Retrieval quizzes

·        Further reading suggestions

·        Glossary of key terms

Christopher Such is a primary school teacher and the author of the education blog Primary Colour. He can be found on Twitter via @Suchmo83.

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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.--Robbie Burns "Schools Week"

About the Author

Christopher Such is a primary school teacher from Peterborough, England. He has worked in education for over fourteen years, teaching reading to children in every year group from reception to Year 6. Since 2019 he has contributed to the initial teacher training programme at Teach East, delivering courses on evidence-informed reading instruction and mathematics. He is currently a senior leader at Fulbridge Academy responsible for curriculum improvement and professional development. He is also the author of the education blog, Primary Colour and can be found on Twitter via the username @Suchmo83.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0913HZPQ1
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Corwin UK; 1st edition (7 July 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 6630 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 192 pages

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Lindsey Bates

#1 read for teachers wanting to improve reading instruction

Reviewed in Australia on 7 January 2023

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This book is an exceptionally accessible read for educators. Chris Such breaks through the noise and presents practical information about evidence informed reading instruction, in a manner that honours both the simplicity and complexity of learning to read. A must read for every teacher.

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TJ Edwards

Essential Reading for All Teachers!

Reviewed in Australia on 24 September 2022

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This book is essential for all teachers tasked with teaching primary reading. Clearly laid out, grounded in research and practical for the class. Highly recommend.

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Anonymous

Excellent Professional Development

Reviewed in Australia on 26 October 2021

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This book is easy to understand, apply in the classroom and based on evidence. This is a book that should be in the hands of every teacher.

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John Young

An excellent book recommended for literacy teachers

Reviewed in Australia on 12 December 2021

The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading is an excellent book. Chris Such takes current research on literacy education and explains these concepts in a clear and concise manner. The books outlines the implications from research for classroom practise. There are a number of similar books in the field but The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading stands out for its clarity. I am a experienced principal with a long background in literacy education. I ordered multiple copies for our staff.

Reviewed in Australia on 17 February 2024

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Reese

Awesome

Reviewed in the United States on 27 April 2024

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Very informative

Koen

Disappointing - Brief Content - Little Practical Implementation

Reviewed in Canada on 10 August 2022

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I'm definitely in the minority of all these praises for this book but I found it very underwhelming and disappointing. It is an OK book for absolute beginners to structured literacy, especially those that need to have a change in mindset, but other than that I don't find much value in it. I'll try to give some reasons for my view...

-Christopher Such, as far as I can find, is a primary educator with roles in curriculum and the like but is not a researcher or reading expert. The book, in general, is a brief summary of research that others have done on all areas of literacy (and when I say "brief" I mean "pitifully brief" - many chapters are just 2 pages with large headings, white space, and references.) Research from experts is summarized into a brief sentence or two with no depth of explanation, backup research, or practical and explicit ways to implement in the classroom. Overall, very little content.

-Each literacy element (fluency, vocabulary, etc.) is presented so briefly and vaguely with lots of mentions of what children "should be doing" but very little mention of HOW to do that. It sounds wonderful as you read all the ideal things that children should be learning, but after that, the reader is left hanging to figure out the 'how' on their own. The paragraph on graphic organizers says they should be used to support understanding. Ok...how? It mentions both Venn and Double Spray diagrams but doesn't explain how to use either. There is only half a page on the subject of spelling - not even a whole "chapter" when there is such a strong relationship between reading and spelling. Although vocabulary gets a whole "chapter, teaching techniques for vocabulary is just half a page.

-The author states that his grasp of Latin and Greek roots was "borderline non-existent" until recently. This is where guest authors with more knowledge would have been great. I challenge readers of the book to think about the "root word" of <bio> in different terms of <bi> + <o> as a Greek connecting vowel. It's the only way to explain the <bi> in the word "amphibian" to mean 'life'. (Same with <ge> + <o> instead of <geo> -- although this may be splitting hairs and teachers may choose to still teach <bio> or <geo> it is still good background info for an educator to have.)

-Although presented as literacy science, I lost count of how many times sentences have "in my experience" or "in my view" written. Areas of literacy with competing views are presented as a wishy-washy: "some people think this..., others think this..., and my own personal view is this..." I guess this relates to the "Art" mentioned in the title, but he still doesn't present practical lesson ideas, just his own view.

-This should be a great book summarizing the research of all areas of literacy! It touches on everything....and yet fully explains nothing. Christopher Such has a very accessible and down-to-earth writing style without being bogged down with technicality or reading like a textbook. Had he done a more thorough job of summarizing the research on each element of literacy this book could have been amazing. Unfortunately, it misses the mark for me. It may be great for an absolute newbie to structured literacy but after that, the reader will still need to dig into other resources as this book is only just barely scratching the surface.

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If you teach primary, you MUST read this

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 August 2023

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It's hard to summarise how important and effective this book is - it's a must-read for all primary teachers, but especially English leads/SLT. Having read this and worked to change my school's approach to suit, I couldn't go back to the carousel approach or teaching reading skills all separately! Another similar, fantastic read that builds on this nicely is "Reading Reconsidered" (Lemov).

Dg

Practical approaches to STR

Reviewed in the United States on 14 September 2021

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Easy to read. Easily applicable to practice. Aligned with STR. Cited references are helpful.

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