This book is designed to encourage and support in-service and pre-service teachers who want to conduct classroom-basedaction research about literacy teaching and learning. It can be used by individuals, small groups, or in education courses thatinclude action research projects. The aim of the text is to facilitate active engagement in the process of action research. Comprehensiveexplanations of various research methods and approaches are not included; the content is pragmatic and providesthe novice researcher with a solid, experience-based foundation for developing research knowledge and skills. It is hoped thatreaders, upon completing this text, will continue learning about and conducting action research, honing their skills and increasingtheir knowledge. Additional resources for further development are included in the final chapter of the book.