Describes two studies: (1) the effects of instruction on the types of reading strategies used by children when given a book and a set of questions about it, and (2) the progress in ability to use a book made by a group of children between 1973 and 1977. (GT)

Reviews reading research in Great Britain in 1987, focusing on: parental involvement; preschool literacy; oral reading; remedial reading; writing, spelling, and handwriting; word recognition; comprehension; reading and thinking; and reading schemes. Suggests that future literacy research should reflect alternative means of investigation and a…