This handbook outlines the curriculum objectives for the children's television program, "The Electric Company." The first portion of the text delineates strategies for teaching symbol/sound analysis, including units on blends, letter groups, and word structure. A second section addresses strategies for reading for meaning, including processing morphemes, scanning for structure, and context clues. For each objective, examples are provided and teaching guidelines are suggested. Also included is a discussion of black dialect and possible difficulties in teaching English to Spanish speaking children. The appendixes include: (1) frequency and learnability lists, (2) a consonant elements chart, and (3) a percent of utility list for vowel combinations. (EMH)