This bestselling teacher resource and widely adopted text demonstrates the 'whats', 'whys', and 'how-tos' of explicit reading instruction for struggling K-8 learners. The book describes 23 skills and strategies associated with vocabulary, comprehension, word recognition, and fluency. Ways to explain each skill or strategy are illustrated in real-world examples that teachers can use as starting points for their own lessons. Retaining the straight-talking style that made the prior edition so popular, the second edition has been revised and updated to reflect reader feedback and the latest research. New to this edition: incorporates important new research on vocabulary and comprehension; stronger emphasis on embedding instruction in authentic reading experiences; a chapter on teaching 'big-picture' ideas about the importance of reading; and, revised teaching examples are even more thorough and teacher friendly.