Presents numerous suggestions for effective and efficient meetings, including: deciding on the meeting's purpose and outcome; preparing and sending out an agenda before the meeting; starting meetings on time; using a variety of strategies for reaching decisions and solving problems; and compiling and distributing minutes as soon as possible. (RS)

Advises reading professionals on how to approach legal testimony as an expert witness. (AEA)

Suggests standards for hiring reading specialists. (MKM)

Cites needs of reading and language arts professionals that can be met with the help of a computer and describes "The Storage and Retrieval of Bibliographic References." (FL)

Gives a list of guidelines for reading specialists to use in evaluating content area textbooks. (MKM)

Discusses the uses of surveys, notes the types of survey instruments available, and provides examples of survey instruments to assess teacher competencies and student reading behavior. Suggests that surveys are especially useful for providing information for two sections of grant applications: the needs assessment and comprehensive planning…

Suggests free or inexpensive resources available for inservice reading programs. (DD)

Argues that building communication bridges with strength and understanding, clear of barriers, is the foundation for success as a reading supervisor. Also argues that keeping the lines of communication open--and sending clear messages--will enhance the reading supervisor's role and add credibility to that position. (RS)

Argues that limiting reading specialists to providing diagnosis and remedial instruction is not making full use of their knowledge and training. Asserts that reading specialists should take the lead in enhancing reading instruction by meeting with classroom teachers, doing demonstration teaching, providing inservice lessons, and suggesting…

Reviews five myths about delegating responsibility which block effective delegation and discusses nine guidelines for successful delegation. (RS)

Examines issues related to organizing the teaching of reading in secondary schools, such as the lack of liaison between elementary and secondary schools and the confinement of reading instruction to only English or remedial classes. Suggests that secondary school faculty cooperate in using all available resources to produce literate adults. (AEA)

Suggests how reading supervisors can help principals facilitate and support change: informing them of good instructional strategies going on in the school; encouraging them to share those strategies with teachers; encouraging them to share their own reading and writing with teachers and students; and providing them with articles and books to share…

Suggests that secondary school reading specialists desiring to establish a school-based, schoolwide reading program form a reading committee composed of content area teachers who propose ideas and help implement them. (MKM)

Discusses reading specialists' responsibilities concerning children's vision problems. (MKM)

Increasing numbers of students now attending college lack the reading and study skills necessary for mastery of content area material. One approach to solving this problem is using learning assistance personnel as consultants to content area instructors. Some specific reading and study techniques that learning assistance instructors can help…