The following books contain research about the most effective methods for teaching reading.  Really Great Reading’s lessons are structured around the evidence-based research presented in these books.

Adams, Marilyn Jager.  Beginning to Read:  Thinking and Learning about Print.  Cambridge, MA:  The MIT Press, 1994.

Birsh, Judith R.  Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills.  Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing Company, 2005.

California State Board of Education.  Read All About It! Readings to Inform the Profession.  Sacramento, CA: California State Board of Education, 1999.

Gillon, Gail T.  Phonological Awareness:  From Research to Practice.  New York, NY:  Guilford Press, 2007.

Hall, Susan L. & Moats, Lousia C.  Straight Talk About Reading:  How Parents Can Make a Difference During the Early Years.  Chicago, IL:  McGraw Hill, 1998.

Henry, Marcia K.  Unlocking Literacy:  Effective Decoding and Spelling Instruction.  Baltimore, MD: Brooks Publishing Company, 2003.

McCardle, Peggy & Chhabra, Vinita.  Voice of Evidence in Reading Research. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing Company, 2004.

Shaywitz, Sally MD.  Overcoming Dyslexia:  A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level.  New York, NY: Knopf, 2003.

Snow, Catherine E., M. Susan Burns, & Peg Griffin.  Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children.  Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1998.