Reviews the literature from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) on the issue of students, evaluating their teachers. (RB)

Describes a research project using a revised or modified version of Artley and Hardin's test for reading teachers, The Inventory of Teacher Knowledge of Reading. (MKM)

Discusses the role of the reading specialist acting as a clinical supervisor of reading teachers. Provides a format for conferences between specialist and classroom teacher. (AEA)

Suggests using the administrative power structure of the school to influence teachers to teach reading in all subjects. (MKM)

Indicates that middle school teachers do not make accurate subjective judgments of the reading levels of their students and tend to overrate poor readers while underrating good readers. Suggests that the Individual Reading Placement Inventory (IRPI), a newly developed standardized test, gives a more accurate measure of reading level. (MS)