First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

David Wray is Profesor of Literacy Education at the University of Warwick.

Chapter 1 Texts, literacy and learning; Chapter 2 Understanding understanding in reading; Chapter 3 Interactive approaches to reading fiction; Chapter 4 Interactive approaches to non-fiction reading; Chapter 5 Supporting writers; Chapter 6 Writing in science; Chapter 7 Writing in mathematics; Chapter 8 Developing a critical approach to texts; Chapter 9 Reading electronic texts; Chapter 10 Writing electronic texts; Conclusion;