This is the first book in a set of two covering the teaching of reading. It provides a sound theoretical framework and guidance for teaching the early stages of reading at Key Stage 1. The activities are aimed at establishing a love and enjoyment of reading as well as developing specific emergent reading skills highlighted by the National Curriculum. The book looks at topics such as a history of the teaching of reading, becoming a reader, organizing classroom resources, tackling print, reading aloud, the bilingual classroom and supporting the late bloomer.