The materials and procedures used by the Fountain Valley School District, California, to implement their reading program are described. Included are a description of the reading principles on which the program is based and information on methodology and organizational procedures. Also described are lists of state-adopted texts, summaries of basic texts, scope and sequence of materials, plus a means of evaluating the effectiveness of such a program. Graphs, charts, and forms are used to further explain the use of the guide and the implementation of the program. (AI)