Published Reading Series: Many schools depend on published reading series for reading instruction. These series have been developed to provide teachers with common reading materials and practice materials for the students and lesson plans for teaching reading strategies and skills.

Literature-Based Approaches: High-quality literature selections can be used as a basis for reading instruction. The whole class can be guided in reading a book together, small groups can read and discuss literature selections, literature can be the central focus in study of a theme, or students can be allowed to choose their own individual reading selections.

Language Experience Approach: The language experience approach interrelates the different language arts and uses the children’s experiences as the basis for reading materials.

Two Other Approaches: Programmed instruction presents material in small, sequential steps, requires student response at each step, and provides feedback to the student. Computers can deliver programmed instruction more effectively than other media.

Eclectic Approaches: Eclectic approaches combine the desirable aspects of a number of different methods, rather than strictly adhering to a single one.