One of the most important challenges teachers face is making sure children can read‎.‎ It is an absolutely crucial skill‎,‎ and current educational policy is giving it a very high priority‎.‎ Based on one of the largest studies ever undertaken of what primary schools do to improve literacy‎,‎ this book reports what Professor Ted Wragg and his research team found‎.‎ The importance placed on literacy has never been greater‎.‎ When children learn to read‎,‎ they are laying the foundations for their entire educational future‎.‎ Effective teachers can make a huge difference‎,‎ as a poor start can hinder children throughout their schooling and beyond‎.‎ By looking at what actually goes on in classrooms‎,‎ this volume provides an invaluable insight into what happens to children and how their reading progresses‎.‎ It shows how particular teachers manage the improvement of their pupils‎'‎ reading levels‎,‎ and also follows individual pupils through a school year‎.‎ This is a very readbale account of a fascinating and crucial area of research that is highly topical‎.‎ Every class teacher should read it‎.‎