Describes the role of the teacher and the reading coordinator in a vocational education reading program. (RB)

Stresses the importance of finding the strengths of problem readers, and building on them. (RB)

Suggests that priming can serve as a useful technique to help equalize in-class participation of students with widely varying cognitive abilities. (RB)

Describes a technique for teaching students to locate information in the library and through reference books. (RB)

Concludes that the reading ability of high school seniors accurately predicts academic performance during the freshman year in college. (RB)

Contains a review of the reading tests for use in diagnosis at the secondary level. (RB)

Learning climate, appropriate materials, and the teacher's attitude and relationship to the students are important factors in successful teaching of the disadvantaged. (RB)

Presents some additional thoughts on improving reading comprehension through the use of multiple-choice main idea reading exercises. (RB)

Argues that problems within the school system may contribute to difficulties black students experience in reading and outlines a seven point program to ameliorate the problems black students face. (RB)

Contends that teaching methods are more important than the kinds of materials used to improve the skills of problem readers. (RB)

Describes several techniques middle school teachers can use to help students make the transition from skills oriented to content oriented reading as they pass from the elementary to the secondary level. (RB)

Offers suggestions on teaching students to find the answers in a passage by asking questions before reading the material. (RB)

Describes a teacher inservice program designed to help secondary teachers improve reading skills in the content areas. (RB)

Provides a description of a program, including a bibliography of instructional materials, in which reading classes were incorporated in the English curriculum at Douglas County High School in Colorado. (RB)

Argues that in working with problem readers the reading instructor needs training and practice in counseling techniques. (RB)