Hearing children read is a central activity in the primary classroom, and this book provides a detailed description and analysis of children reading to their teachers and the teachers' response. Drawing on his observation and analysis of teachers at work in normal classrooms, Campbell provides practical guidelines for hearing a child read and examines the preliminaries to that reading, such as where it takes place, how to reduce interruption, and so on. He gives many examples of what actually goes on when a teacher is hearing a child read, and uses the words of teachers and children wherever possible to bring the book to life and make it recognizable to teachers.