Reading Rockets has a wealth of sound information about teaching children to read. Here are some articles that provide basic knowledge on this topic:

• Research-Based Principles for Improving the Reading Achievement of America’s Children
• School Features That Support Effective Instruction
• The Foundations for Reading
• The Top Ten Things You Should Know About Reading
• What Principals Can Do to Help Students Become Good Readers
• Knowledge and Skills for Teaching Reading
• The Need to Change the Way Children Are Taught to Read
• Reading 101
• Areas of Difficulty
• 9 Components of Effective, Research-Supported Reading Instruction
• 12 Components of Research-Based Reading Programs

Reading Rockets offers strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn to read. Its resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in working with struggling readers who require additional help in reading and comprehension skills development. Our sister website, Colorín Colorado, although designed for Spanish-speaking parents and educators of English language learners, also has excellent information for anyone interested in early reading instruction.