This is a short and targeted book that combines a comprehensive and balanced treatment of literacy instruction with the latest research in the field.

KEY TOPICS: the book emphasizes the teacher’s role in literacy instruction by examining five pillars of effective instruction, which provide a structure for examining the critical elements that well-prepared literacy teachers are able to implement in classrooms.  By organizing every chapter around these pillars of effective instruction, the concept of teacher as lynchpin in literacy learning is reinforced. Using these pillars to ground your teaching, you will be able to recognize your role in developing your students’ literacy education.