Although varying in approach and emphasis, the articles in this yearbook serve the twin goals of creating a literate citizenry and nurturing the habit and tradition of reading. Following a foreword and an editorial, articles in the yearbook are: "Reading Assessment at the Statewide Level" (Peter Afflerbach); "The Road to Literacy: Encounters in a Thought Centered Classroom" (Jane A. Haugh); "Implementing the Process Approach to Writing: Suggestions for Change Leaders" (Mariam Jean Dreher); "Computer Peer Mentoring with Reading Disabled Students" (Karen Hanus and Margaret Mary Sulentic); "Captioned Video Technology and Television-Based Reading Instruction" (Patricia S. Koskinen and others); "The Teacher as a Writing Model" (Anne Clark and James E. Pirkle); "Reading Workshop: A Forum for Learning How to Love Reading" (Suzanne F. Clewell and Faith Kusterer); "Helping Students Deal Effectively with Comprehension Failure" (Janice F. Almasi); and "An Open Letter to the SoMIRAC (State of Maryland International Reading Association Council) Membership" (Peter Winograd). Two book reviews are included. (SR)