THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1966 ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE OF THE PORTLAND, OREGON, COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION, INCLUDED TWO ADDRESSES BY DR. MORTON BOTEL AND 27 DISCUSSION SESSIONS CENTERED AROUND THE THEME "DEVELOPING THE MATURE READER." BOTEL'S ADDRESSES FOCUSED ON THE DEFINITION OF A MATURE READER, THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER IN DEVELOPING READING MATURITY, AND THE NECESSITY OF TEACHER KNOWLEDGE OF LINGUISTICS IN TEACHING READING. DISCUSSION SESSIONS WERE ORGANIZED FOR FIVE GENERAL AREAS--(1) PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY--INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET, MAKING READING FUN, LANGUAGE-EXPERIENCE APPROACH, THE NEW EDMONDS READING APPROACH, TABLE TOYS IN PRESCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN AND READINESS, ECONOMIC UNDERSTANDINGS FOR CHILDREN, AND PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR DEVELOPMENT AND READINESS (2) INTERMEDIATE--CREATIVE READING, NONGRADED LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM, USING THE SCHOOL LIBRARY, AND THE DISADVANTAGED CHILD, (3) HIGH SCHOOL AND ADULT--EFFECTIVE READING, THE LAY TEACHER OF READING, FASTER READING, AND READING AND THE WAR ON POVERTY, (4) CORRECTIVE AND REMEDIAL TECHNIQUES--DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE SKILLS, PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS, FROSTIG'S VISUAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, THE ROLE OF THE DIAGNOSTICIAN AND CLASSROOM CONSULTANT, DRAW-A-PERSON TECHNIQUES, PRACTICES AND TRENDS IN REMEDIAL EDUCATION, AND THE GILLINGHAM METHOD, AND (5) RESEARCH AND FIELD STUDIES--REMEDIAL CLASSES IN JUNIOR HIGH, SCHOOL READINESS, EACH ONE TEACH ONE, AND THE JOB CORPS. REFERENCE LISTS ARE INCLUDED. (LS)