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Non-fiction texts are the foundation stone of teaching reading comprehension, argues this teacher

When you’re teaching reading comprehension, the importance of background knowledge cannot be overstated, research suggests. Here, DM Crosby explains how reading non-fiction with pupils to give them a factual grounding in a topic has enabled them to progress quickly to more challenging texts

Some students simply don’t enjoy reading, so what can be done? They need to find ‘the one’

One primary deputy head assesses whole-class, guided and independent reading models

Primary teachers need to employ a host of strategies to effectively support children’s prosody, comprehension and confidence, says DM Crosby

If you are not teaching shared writing regularly, then you probably aren’t teaching writing well, says this primary teacher, who shares his tips for how to do it