Teaching children to read is highly skilled work, and teaching children whose first language is not English can be particularly challenging. This video and viewers’ guide help educators discover crucial, sophisticated literacy skills that students need but that are second nature to mature readers. The video helps viewers see what’s hard about reading words and reading text, and how teachers can analyze the academic English of texts to support students’ reading. Viewers come away from watching it better able to observe their own students’ reading and choose appropriate instructional strategies. These materials offer essential insights into reading for professional developers, teacher educators, teachers, and others who seek to improve literacy instruction for all students. Video Viewers experience learning to read in a new language and discover some subtle reasons for students’ troubles with text—English language learners and native English speakers alike. Icons show where to stop the video for discussion and learning activities outlined in the viewers’ guide. Viewers’ Guide Educators can develop essential understanding of what’s hard about reading through discussion and activities keyed to the video. This guide to using the video includes provocative questions and learning activities, outlines for using the video and the activities in study groups and classes, a transcript, a glossary, and a reference list for further study.