An introduction to the explicit teaching of reading / Lyn Wilkinson -- "It's just a different answer" : exploring point of view / Judy Smith -- Not just onions! Exploring layers of meaning in Texas / Lynda Matthews -- Building on cultural capital : linking home and school literacies with popular texts / Lyn Shepherd -- Explicit processes and strategies using literature circles / Sally Ahang -- What's happening in your reading program? / Kerry Gehling -- The aim is metacognition : for teachers as well and students / Meredith Edwards -- Explicitly teaching the reading of nonfiction texts / Jay Marshall -- But what do we make explicit? / Betty Weeks -- Reflections on a teacher research group : a leap forward / Joelie Hancock.