Reviews reading and instructional materials in the Educational Resources Information Center on the Bicentennial. (RB)

Concludes that the readability levels of textbooks can be done rapidly and accurately by computer. (RB)

Reveals that 55 percent of 51 certification boards surveyed have or are considering a reading requirement for secondary teachers. (RB)

Even when the readability levels of content passages are equal, cloze shows some content areas make easier reading. (RB)

Cites the factors that influence reading rates and comprehension scores on timed speed reading tests, concluding that the reading speed achieved for any particular test or timed reading is the speed for that situation only. (RB)

Offers a wide variety of cues that students can use to improve their reading skills at the secondary level. (RB)

Describes a reading program designed to increase factual recall without resorting to rote learning. (RB)

Describes Fry's Readability Graph for determing the variations in difficulty throughout textbooks. (RB)

Offers a set of twelve guidelines for inservice activities designed to improve instruction in reading. (RB)

Reviews a number of materials and sources on books and reading materials for high schools students. (RB)

Examines the role of the administrator in developing and sustaining an effective reading program. (RB)

Describes eight inexpensive reading programs that can be adapted anywhere to provide materials and increase available personnel. (RB)

Describes a step-by-step process for opening up the classroom to students in a way that will allow for both freedom and responsibility in reading instruction. (RB)

Presents ten tips to foster legislative involvement by state reading councils for the purpose of guiding teachers in their efforts to improve reading through political means. (RB)

Describes how Florida's reading professionals entered the legislative halls and prevailed, and provides a list of problems that other reading professionals might avoid in their political efforts to influence legislation. (RB)