In the United States, Spanish speaking children have been placed in English reading programs for more than 100 years. This volume relates the nature and background of Spanish speaking children, including the preliterate, the literate, and the functionally illiterate, to their success in reading; explores alternatives for helping Spanish speaking…

The reading policy issued by the Arizona State Board of Education in July 1971 requires that high school graduates after 1974-75 shall, in addition to other regular graduation requirements, demonstrate ability to read at least a ninth grade level of proficiency. Each local school board has complete autonomy to develop its own performance…

Offered as a guide for parents, community members, school boards, and administrators, as well as teachers, this book suggests that elementary reading and writing ability is not sufficient preparation for today's world and that literacy instruction cannot be improved without a drastic alteration in the methods most schools employ. Part one…