"Reading - Understanding - Learning" offers teaching materials for action-oriented and production-oriented literature instruction in primary and secondary education. Each edition is developed by experienced teachers and includes detailed text analyses, a "toolbox" with a variety of ideas for the classroom, ready-to-use handouts, the integration of reading promotion and literary learning, as well as methodological connections to educational standards. This is designed for literature instruction that fosters reading competence and motivation, expands world knowledge, and supports the identity development of students. The materials are aligned with the curricula and educational standards in the subject of German, and the handouts allow for differentiated use in the classroom.