THE SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF READING SKILLS BY GRADE LEVEL IS PRESENTED. SUCH A GUIDE SHOULD HELP SECONDARY TEACHERS IN DIRECTING READING DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTING PUPIL GROWTH, IN UNDERSTANDING AND EVALUATING THE READING ABILITY OF EACH STUDENT, IN IDENTIFYING HIS SPECIFIC NEEDS, AND IN PLANNING WAYS TO MEET THOSE NEEDS. THE GUIDE DESCRIBES THE SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOLLOWING ABILITIES, LISTING THE SPECIFIC SKILLS COMPRISING EACH ABILITY AT THE APPROPRIATE GRADE LEVEL--READING READINESS, WORD RECOGNITION (ANALYSIS), COMPREHENSION, STUDY RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (INTEGRATION AND ASSIMILATION OF IDEAS), CREATIVE READING (INTERPRETATION OF IDEAS), CRITICAL READING, ORAL READING, AND ADJUSTMENT OF READING RATE. A SUPPLEMENT CONTAINING A GLOSSARY OF READING TERMS ACCOMPANIED THE TEXT.