Contains a list of 217 references, mostly texts, and a topical guide of 15 major areas in reading education for use in a variety of ways by students, professors, and librarians. (VJ)

Argues that teachers have become so enmeshed in the structure and routine of reading programs that they fail to involve their students. They need to reexamine their techniques and redefine their goals. (RW)

Describes ways that a library can be used as an integral part of a school reading program. (MKM)

The result of an International Reading Association committee organized to identify successful community programs that stimulate an interest in reading, this paper identifies and describes 10 selected program areas that might be used as models for other communities. Following a brief description of the project and the submission criteria, the 10…

ON THE PREMISE THAT GHETTO YOUTH ARE NONREADERS MAINLY BECAUSE MOST READING MATERIALS ARE UNINSPIRED, MIDDLE-CLASS, AND ANTISEPTIC, THE SPRINGBOARDS READING PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED. PRESENTLY IMPLEMENTED IN HARLEM (NEW YORK CITY) "STREET ACADEMIES," THE PROGRAM UTILIZES A SERIES OF FOUR-PAGE BOOKLETS DESIGNED TO INTEREST DISADVANTAGED MALE…

This manual describes the Arizona Right to Read Needs Assessment Package, which is designed to assist individual schools in evaluating their current reading program, personnel, and achievement. The package contains an introduction followed by a summary of techniques of assessing student performance, a description of current reading programs and…

The results of a questionnaire survey of reading habits of Canadian children in Greater Vancouver and Okanagan areas of British Columbia are presented in this book along with a discussion of various advantages of individualized reading programs. The chapters in this book include "Children's Reading and Society,""Preferences in…

The Reading is FUNdamental program is funded by the Ford Foundation and sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. It is designed to motivate children to read through experiencing the joy and pride of owning books of their own choice. Its purpose is to help develop and give technical assistance to a variety of model projects throughout the country.…

Reports on a national program that provides free books to underprivileged children in hopes of increasing their interest in reading and their ability to read. (VJ)

Describes a research study in which black paraprofessionals and black studies materials were used in two language arts classes of black students. Discusses the results in the light of teacher expectancy, students' interest, and the regress phenomenon." (RW)