Sheena Cameron is an experienced teacher who has taught in New Zealand, the UK and the United States. She has taught at primary, intermediate and tertiary levels. Sheena currently facilitates literacy workshops both in New Zealand and internationally and is the author of The Reading Activity Handbook, (2004), The Display and Publishing Handbook (2006) and Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies (2009). Louise Dempsey is an experienced teacher, consultant and trainer who has worked in New Zealand and the UK. She facilitates literacy training and professional learning at schools and teachers’ centres around New Zealand and also leads a professional learning project across three schools on the Mt Roskill Campus in Auckland. She has completed a range of writing projects for NZ and English publishers, including the Department of Education in the UK.

Chapter 1: Introduction - guiding principles and practices Chapter 2: Teaching reading Chapter 3: Reading to students Chapter 4: Shared reading Chapter 5: Guided reading Chapter 6: Independent activities Chapter 7: Independent reading References Photocopiable masters