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Key issues in the teaching of reading are covered in this text designed for primary teachers. With an emphasis on classroom practice, the book addresses a variety of reading practices and approaches, with topics including the management of specialised reading difficulties, an inspection of the phonics debate, gender issues in reading, monitoring and assessing reading practices and the use of ICT within reading. Adapted from publisher's website.

This literacy program for students in Grades 1–3 aims to assist children to develop accuracy and fluency in decoding words. Designed for students already demonstrating some phonemic awareness and knowledge of letter names and sounds, the program aims to teach skills such as word identification, oral reading and dictation. It can also be adapted for older struggling readers. A teacher's guide assists with lesson planning in line with students' progress. Adapted from publisher's description. 

Outlined in this text is a 10-week teaching program of units and lesson activities for children aged 7–11 who are new to English. The program provides basic English sentences, questions and vocabulary for day-to-day use, and assists teachers to identify learners’ individual needs, teach grammar and vocabulary, and to support teaching through speaking and listening. ‘Emergency’ lessons to support learners during the first days of class, suggestions on accommodating different learning styles and assessment materials are included. Adapted from publisher's website.

A developmental approach to emergent literacy for infants to 8-year-olds is taken in this text. This edition includes new sections on current issues in emergent literacy, and additional support for working with English-language learners. Topics include language development, reading, writing, setting up classrooms for literacy activities, selecting and reading children's literature, the assessment of literacy development, and the selection of teaching resources. Adapted from publisher's website.

Suggestions for developing practical activities, communication skills, events, resources and policies to work with families who are English-language learners are provided by this book, which targets novice and pre-service teachers seeking to connect with families from diverse cultures. Topics covered include building relationships with English-language learner families, developing and understanding of family and community, and providing culturally sensitive parent-education programs. Adapted from publisher's description.

Key questions about the teacher and learner experience are addressed by a panel of TESOL experts in this text, which emphasises teacher and student experiences of classroom dynamics over formal strategies. Topics covered include the complexity and quality of classroom life, the relationship between classroom life and participants' lives, and teacher and learner negotation. Adapted from publisher's description.