Annotated bibliography of junior novels that can be used to teach certain literary devices and techniques. (RB)

Reviews the use of the term "disadvantaged," describes how it has been applied to students, and defines it as it will be used throughout this series of six articles. (TO)

Proposes a new and extensive study technique which can serve as a tool for reading and studying. (RB)

Assesses the range of reading difficulty in three sets of encyclopedias by correlating readability with grade levels. (AEA)

A research study supports the notion that history books with political themes function for most students as repositories of knowledge rather than as agents of renewal or grounds of transformation. (AEA)

Notes that guidelines for funding new secondary reading programs are needed and that research is needed to help prepare the guidelines. Cites and discusses pertinent research. (JT)

Describes the use of a modified maze approach to teach why some words are more appropriate than others in a poem. (MKM)

Discusses the merits of adolescent literature and recommends specific book lists compiled by professionals. (MKM)

Describes how the "Read a Book in an Hour" teaching technique may be incorporated in programs dealing with written composition and reading comprehension. (DD)

Encourages the use of dramatization as a way of building vocabulary by showing the meanings of words in the context of experiences associated with them. (DD)

Considers ways to involve readers in "essential reading" in which students learn to discover the meaning of text and to determine the author's intentions. (MG)

Provides an approach for selecting and evaluating both group and individually administered standardized tests of reading. Reviews considerations of the quality of test development; test content; test reliability and validity; and concerns of cost and time investment. Presents sample ratings of two common instruments. (RS)

Describes a plan designed to encourage students to read aloud by offering them bonus points for reading, letting them read as long as they want, and allowing them to designate the next oral reader. (RS)

Presents teachers with seven suggestions for the kinds of professional articles that could be written for other teachers. (RS)