With its emphasis on comprehensive reading instruction, Reading and Learning to Read, Sixth Edition, remains an active learning tool that encourages future teachers to teach reading in ways that are both meaningful and reflective. This text promotes a contemporary, comprehensive approach to teaching reading and writing with an emphasis on research-based best practice, integrating technology, and accommodating the needs of diverse and struggling learners. This edition maintains its focus on meeting standards—an increasingly critical topic—in new boxes connecting chapter content with standards and assessment, as well as a wealth of practical examples and references that exemplify the IRA Standards for Reading Professionals.