Knowledge to Support the Teaching of Reading: Preparing Teachers for a Changing World

"This volume builds on the National Research Council Report How People Learn and what we know about effective teacher education practices to address the important issue of preparing all K-12 teachers to teach reading."
--John Bransford, University of Washington, co-chair of the Committee on Teacher Education

"This book should be read by teachers, teacher educators, and policy makers who are interested in ensuring that all teachers have the knowledge and skills necessary to teach all students to read."
--Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford University, co-chair of the Committee on Teacher Education

"Knowledge to Support the Teaching of Reading could serve as a guide to those designing teacher education courses and programs and to those interested in hiring knowledgeable new teachers."
--George Hillocks, University of Chicago

"The authors know the literature very well…indeed, it is an excellent job of taking the research data and using them in a way that teachers can take advantage of."
--Walter Kintsch, University og Colorado, Boulder