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Title: Teaching Reading as a Complex and Multidimensional Process
Language: English
Authors: Faythe Beauchemin (ORCID 0000-0001-6985-5400), Brenda Luo, Li Yong, Geying Zhang
Source: Reading Teacher. 2026 79(5).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Early Childhood Education
Grade 2
Primary Education
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Beginning Reading, Small Group Instruction, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Content Area Reading, Climate
DOI: 10.1002/trtr.70039
ISSN: 0034-0561
1936-2714
Abstract: This article examines the teaching of reading as a complex and multidimensional process amidst current approaches to teaching reading forwarded by new legislation and curricula that have been adopted across the United States. We underscore the importance of a comprehensive understanding of the teaching of early reading by bringing together five lenses that draw upon a variety of disciplinary perspectives: cognitive, social, culturally sustaining, bi/multilingual, and digital/multimodal. We then examine a small group reading lesson in a second-grade classroom that is a part of a content area study on global climate justice literacies to show how each of the lenses was employed through students' and teachers' actions in reading instruction. We conclude with a discussion and implications of using these five lenses simultaneously to understand the practice of teaching reading effectively and equitably in today's classrooms.
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