"Reading - Understanding - Learning" offers teaching materials for action- 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 teaching, ready-to-use handouts, the integration of reading promotion and literary learning, as well as methodological connections to educational standards. It aims to provide literature instruction that enhances reading competence and motivation, broadens 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.