Reveals that novel length fiction, particularly that related to current movies, is the most popular choice of high school students who purchase books from book clubs, and that relationships exist between factors of academic achievement, number of books purchased, and enjoyment of reading. (MD)

Describes a program designed to build a literate environment to meet the strengths and needs of Job Corps trainees. (AEA)

Presents the origins of action books, selection guidelines for use in the classroom, advantages and limitations, and an annotated list of science and social studies action books. (MM)

Advocates using annual reports to help adult learners bridge the gap between competence with basic reading tasks and competence with more difficult and complex tasks which require inferential thinking and application of information for decision making and problem solving. (RS)

Argues that carefully selected, adolescent novels can foster young people's moral development and describes the four essential characteristics such books should display: a moral dilemma, identified alternatives, moral reasoning, and a moral decision. (HOD)

Discusses children's literature in terms of (1) children's responses to it, (2) its literary tradition, and (3) its benefits to children and adults. (VJ)

Describes a classroom activity designed to teach students how to skim and to read critically that is applicable to all content subjects. (MKM)

Suggests a strategy for developing reading habits in the middle school which is based on Grover C. Mathewson's five motives for reading. (MKM)

Describes several activities and strategies that can be incorporated into reading classes to help teenage parents (particularly mothers) who attend middle schools, secondary schools, and adult education programs improve their own reading skills and the reading skills of their children. (RS)

Deals with the interrelated topics of the development of reading competency by ESL students, the use of literature in the ESL classroom, and the varieties of literature available in English but drawn from other cultures. Explores a small selection of stories representing non-native English literature. (RS)

Discusses acceptable and unacceptable treatments of Mexico, its people, and culture in books for children and young adults. (MKM)

Asserts that picture books are appropriate supplementary materials for use with secondary students. Provides a rationale for incorporating them into the secondary school curriculum. Describes the selection of appropriate picture books for use with older students and provides sample teaching strategies in selected subject areas (English/reading,…