"Nonsensical ideas about teaching reading and writing are alive and well and in schools all over the world. Yet we have known for many years what the most effective, low-cost methods are. It's time for you as a teacher, a parent, as a human to take the reins and demand quality literacy teaching for all. This book contains the tools you will need to get that job done. This book aims to bridge the research-practice divide, making the findings of reading science available to all and provide a common platform on which teachers and parents can exchange ideas about doing the best possible job of teaching people to read and write"-- Provided by publisher.