Reading Success in the Primary Years

This open access book describes the Reading Success project, involving a 5-step, assessment-to- intervention process for systematically and accurately identifying the reading profiles of students within a primary school to better support those students who struggle with reading. It provides an easily accessible overview of each step of the process and highlights the crucial importance of collaboration between professionals involved in the teaching of reading within a school setting. It focuses on the decision-making processes used, such as rich dialogue with the leadership team and teachers, as well as practical outcomes relating to sustained reading outcomes for students in the school. Using case studies, the book describes how the 5-step approach assists in creating detailed profiles of students' strengths and weaknesses in spoken and written language skills that can be used to implement targeted intervention. This book offers valuable insights for educators, speech pathologists, researchers, and pre-service teacher education students interested in the teaching of reading