Suggests that Isaac Asimov's science fiction is a legitimate teaching device; it is easy to read and of high interest to students. (JM)

Surveys materials, available through the ERIC system, concerning peer tutoring programs. (JM)

Discusses the theory-to-practice issue in reading education. (FL)

Provides an annotated bibliography of texts, periodicals, and tradebooks that focus on adolescent literature. (HOD)

Uses ERIC resources to examine the changes necessary to adopt small group instruction, some of the benefits reported by teachers, and guidelines for initiating it. (HOD)

Discusses the critical role vocabulary knowledge plays in metaphorical processing and gives teaching suggestions on dealing with metaphors and similes. (FL)

Describes several classroom cooperative learning activities that allow students to work in teams to achieve a common goal. (AEA)

Examines the relationship between reading ability and spelling proficiency, assesses the predictability of English spelling, and suggests ways in which the teacher of reading can encourage spelling accuracy. (KS)

Surveys the benefits of total school reading breaks for reading programs in Maryland public schools. (KS)

Explains how newspapers published on students' birthdays can be used in the classroom to stimulate reading and suggests 25 learning activities using the newspaper. (KS)

Emphasizes teaching comprehension of literature by distinguishing logic of selections from the psychology of readers and writers. (RB)

An on-site description attempts to offer ideas that can be considered, adapted, and improved upon for reading programs. (RB)

Reports on the success of using tape recorded materials in a remedial reading instruction program at the secondary level. (RB)

Presents information on documents in the ERIC system concerning adolescent literature and the reading interests of high school students. (RB)