METHODS AND SKILLS TO BE DEVELOPED IN THE READING PROGRAMS FOR GRADES 1 THROUGH 12 ARE TESTED. ELEVEN BASIC SKILLS ARE CONSIDERED, INCLUDING READING FOR A PURPOSE AND FOLLOWING A SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. PHONETICS AND WORD ANALYSIS FOR KINDERGARTEN INCLUDE CONSONANTS, RHYMES, VOWELS, AND LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES. SUCH SKILLS, IN ADDITION TO WRITING, SIMPLE OUTLINING, AND READING COMPREHENSION, SHOULD BE REINFORCED IN THE FIRST AND SECOND GRADES. READING SKILLS SHOULD BE EXTENDED IN THE THIRD GRADE TO INCLUDE ACCENTS AND SYLLABIFICATION. AN OVERVIEW FOR THE FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH GRADES INCLUDES REINFORCEMENT OF PREVIOUSLY LEARNED SKILLS AND THE INTRODUCTION OF DICTIONARY USAGE, HISTORY OF THE LANGUAGE, AND LETTER-WRITING. IN THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES, STUDENTS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO READ THOUGHTFULLY, LISTEN INTELLIGENTLY, EXPRESS THEMSELVES EFFECTIVELY, AND THINK CRITICALLY. INDIVIDUAL READING IS STRESSED AND DIAGNOSTIC CHART READING METHODS ARE INCLUDED. A COORDINATED PROGRAM FOR THE ACADEMICALLY ABLE STUDENT INCLUDED ACTIVITIES, GAMES, AND METHODS TO HELP EXTEND READING EXPERIENCES. TWO BIBLIOGRAPHIES ARE APPENDED--ONE FOR THE TEACHER'S USE, AND ONE TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO PUPILS.