This publication presents fundamental ideas necessary for effective teaching of word recognition as part of the reading process. Chapter 1 defines and discusses word recognition techniques. The second chapter reviews word recognition techniques and discusses how they aid the reader in unlocking words. Exercises and suggestions for teaching word recognition skills and subskills are presented in chapter 3. Chapter 4 presents an overview of the place of phonics in the reading program. Chapter 5 offers selected exercises for teaching phonics and related skills. A listing of word recognition skills by reading grade levels and a check list for use in evaluating the child's knowledge of word recognition skills are presented in chapter 6. A brief lesson plan for teaching word recognition skills when basal readers are used is outlined in chapter 7. An informal reading inventory is described in chapter 8, and chapter 9 contains summary comments on word recognition skills. (LL)