
Colourful and pictured materials were used to help students in comprehension as well as grammar translates method (GTM). Following the handbook’s instruction, teachers used sight word (listen and read) and phonics (listen and blend) for instructional methods. The findings from exploration reveal that learning to read at SDII Al Abidin aimed to both pronunciation and comprehension skills. The last step was undertaking field test of the proposed design to determine the efficiency and affectivity of design. This then followed by developing new design for English teaching reading to improve the quality of instructional methods and instructional materials. The first step of exploration examined the current English teaching practices as well as teachers’ and students’ perspectives to these existing practices to identify the emerging problems and any potential for development. Under research and development framework, this study had undergone three steps of investigation at Al Abidin International Islamic School Surakarta. This study aims to develop the new design of English teaching reading using combined instruction of phonics and book reading program. It is vital that reading instruction for students with reading difficulties be well-informed, carefully planned, and integrate multiple aspects of reading development using a balance of explicit instruction and authentic learning. The authors outline practical teaching activities designed to support middle and upper primary school students to develop their Early and Sophisticated reading skills. Cognitive load theory is then considered, raising awareness of the extremely high load imposed on students with learning difficulties as they engage in the act of reading. The Component Model of Reading is then used as a basis for understanding the reading process, and enhancing students’ Early and Sophisticated Literacy skills. It firstly discusses the difficulties for students reading English orthography. This chapter focuses on the teaching of reading, with particular emphasis on middle and upper primary classrooms, balancing instruction according to children’s instructional needs, and meeting students’ needs for reading accuracy instruction in addition to reading comprehension. Reading is a highly complex skill which many Anglophone children have difficulty mastering. Reading comprehension builds from the developmental facets of reading-accuracy (Text Decoding), and language skills (including Meaning Making, Text User, and Text Analyst roles Luke & Freebody, 2000). Positive directions for Australian governments, reading professionals, and education systems to move in, to achieve long-lasting effective solutions to current difficulties, and enable development of effective reading-accuracy instruction for at-risk readers. Application of organisational learning theory to Australian reading instruction. Appraisal of current Australian instructional supports of reading-accuracy instruction.

A model of Core Literacy instruction, supporting building of optimal reading-accuracy instruction matched to individual children’s instructional needs. Cognitive load aspects of reading-accuracy development, difficulties and instruction. The impacts of English orthographic complexity on reading-accuracy development. The study contributes new knowledge in the following areas: 1. It used critical analysis of the reading research literature to seek appropriate directions to take in order to develop effective Australian classroom reading instruction which would result in at-risk readers successfully mastering reading-accuracy. This study used the pragmatic paradigm, and was a multiphase longitudinal study using many features of grounded theory. Despite its availability, this knowledge is not incorporated in current Australian reading instruction, approximately 30% of Australian readers experience reading difficulties, and there is continuing divisiveness amongst Australian reading professionals on reading development, difficulties and instruction.

There is thus extensive accumulated knowledge on reading-accuracy development, difficulties and instruction which has been available for many years. There are very large amounts of rigorous reading research which have built knowledge on reading-accuracy development and difficulties, and effective reading-accuracy instruction for at-risk readers. Report submitted to the Australian National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy.

The Galletly Report: Reading-accuracy development, difficulties and instruction in Australia.
