For many years, and in many ways, some people have done their utmost to draw attention to the findings of research into how best to teach reading. This is particularly important for teaching reading and spelling in the English language as the English alphabetic code – the writing system – is the most complex alphabetic code in the world. Below you will find examples of various Open Letters, associated media commentary, and submissions, to illustrate some of the very hard work, and collaboration, that has taken place, and continues to take place, in an endeavour to ensure that all teachers are trained in evidence-informed practices and all learners receive the research-informed reading instruction they deserve. This is truly an ‘international’ issue as the English language is taught in so many countries around the world.