Describes how content area teachers balked at the need for prereading activities. Discusses how the teacher realized the importance of such activities through a variety of inservice activities. (RS)

Includes practical suggestions submitted by teachers concerning the use of student autobiographies in the reading lab, a sensible approach to inservice, critical reading instruction, and the development of a unit on planning a vacation. (MKM)

Argues that school improvement efforts have not been examined carefully, comprehensibly, sensibly, and sensitively enough. Describes Canada's reform attempts which abandon isolated inservice education efforts, recognize that problems in implementing school reforms need to be addressed, and recognize that the school must be the focal point of…

Discusses the responses of journal readers randomly selected by journal staff members to rank-order eight current issues on basis of five points indicating top priority. (MM)

Discusses 19 suggestions for improving the effectiveness of inservice programs, including conducting a needs assessment, developing clear objectives, showing examples of students' work, encouraging building supervisors to attend, and finding a good location for the inservice program. (RS)

Stresses the importance of having teachers of writing participate in writing activities at inservice meetings. (DF)

Describes a technique for training teachers to analyze textbooks that could be used either in teacher training classes or inservice workshops. (HOD)

Examines the attitudes of college undergraduate and graduate students who are specializing in reading and clarifies their values regarding reading instruction. (RB)

Reports on the reading programs at Lakewood High School in Ohio and the Reading Laboratory at the University of Iowa. (TO)

Offers a view of literacy within the Australian context and traces the progress of two language and curriculum development projects. (AEA)

Describes a study of how more than 500 teachers responded to staff development sessions and reveals the characteristics of presenters that made such sessions successful. (AEA)

Suggests ways to help teachers implement inservice ideas in content area reading. Includes a planning chart and a series of questions content teachers can ask themselves about upcoming assignments or lessons. (MKM)

Reports on a teacher survey designed to (1) determine the extent to which reading instruction is being offered beyond the reading classroom and (2) explain why some programs fail and some succeed. Suggests four steps to follow to develop a successful program. (NH)