This collection of research reviews summarizes investigations in the English language arts on the elementary and secondary levels. The 76 elementary education research studies discussed were drawn from 55 journals, from January 1968 to December 1968, and are grouped in the following areas: summaries and listings of research, language, oral communication, written communication, reading, beginning reading instruction, program organization and grouping practices, vocabulary and word analysis, factors affecting reading achievement, children's interests and literature, and special reading problems. The 45 investigations reported in the secondary education section were located through the 1968 numbers of "Research in the Teaching of English" and are grouped under the following topics: bibliographies and summaries of research, general English pedagogy, composition, language, literature, oral expression, and reading. (JM)