The Centre for Independent Studies published Read About It: Scientific Evidence for Effective Teaching of Reading by Kerry Hempenstall, edited by Jennifer Buckingham, focusing on the large and rigorous body of scientific evidence from the 1960's to 2015, identifying the key elements of high quality reading instruction and demonstrating that explicit instruction methods are the most effective way of teaching reading, especially for novice readers and children at - risk of reading failure. (ldaustralia.org)
Familiar themes — federalism, separation of powers, the Bill of Rights — are treated with enough texture to enable novice readers to judge several central disputes. (firstthings.com)
Of course, a comprehensive reading program will also use real children's books to develop vocabulary and comprehension, but novice readers benefit from reading material that allows them to successfully read independently as early as possible. (teachermagazine.com.au)