There is no question that strong foundational skills are essential to successful， joyful reading。 In this book， Julia Lindsey focuses on strategies for decoding and chunking words—and ways to teach them efficiently to help children read more deeply during whole-class， small-group and one-on-one instruction。 You’ll find: 1） need-to-know essentials of how reading works and develops; 2） principles of high-quality foundational skills instruction—including connections to content learning， culturally responsive practices， and engaged reading; and 3） clear-cut， teacher-approved， research-based “instructional swaps” to improve your early reading instruction。