Educators have known for generations the significance of teaching youngsters to read, but have turned their collective attention in only the past decade or so to the state of inadequate reading in high schools. The view is alarming by many accounts and has led national organizations to urge high school principals to add yet another responsibility…

A district supervisor of reading recommends the formation of teacher/parent advisory boards for reading and other curriculuar areas, based upon his first year of experience working with one. (RD)

This booklet presents the results of a statewide survey and discusses current information and research in the areas of qualifications, roles, and responsibilities of reading personnel in Connecticut. The survey and results include the areas of: distribution of certified reading personnel; certification of reading personnel according to school…

A tutoring program developed for first grade inner city children, employing student teachers as tutors, is evaluated in this report. Tutoring had no discernible effect on performance on the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Ability. However, tutored children were placed in the highest reading group, and were rated as having completed the first…