Two ideas for helping in the selection of school reading materials include an annual Reading Exposition and Materials Fair, and developing a checklist for judging material. A sample checklist is provided. (MD)

This topical bibliography and commentary discusses resource aids that help educators evaluate and select high quality reading materials for young adults. It discusses general resource articles as aids. Examples are: specific themes, booklists, and school system aids. It concludes that there are no succinct lists of criteria or resources; rather,…

Noting that reading can have different purposes, this annotated bibliography features "books for good reading that are also good for you." The list contains a large number of biographies. Recently added books are marked with a diamond. The list contains 126 books, many of them very recent but some of them old and personal favorites of…

Conclusions drawn from the study of factors that lead students to choose books for concern the following: (1) the reading habits of families, (2) the influence of friends and other personal agents, (3) the influence of printed notices and (4) the use of nonprint media. (Author/NH)

A library hooks onto junior teens' interest in horror films and expands it to their favorite film personalities, the history of horror film, and film techniques and criticism. (28 references) (Author)

Looks at the concept of reading readiness from the points-of-view of the behaviorist and the humanists. (NH)

The controversy over the effectiveness of various emphases in the teaching of reading--phonetic, look-say, decoding, electic-- is unlikely to end. This article, which analyzes reactions to an important 1967 book, provides a useful summary of the reading debate today. (Author)

To identify reading materials suitable for learning disabled adolescents, teachers should determine areas of student interest, predict the student's reading level, and determine the material's readablity. Then the match between the student and material should be evaluated in terms of reading level, interest, word recognition, and comprehension.…

In this bibliographic essay, the author discusses professional resources on bibliotherapy and useful book selection guides. (SJL)

Presents the 1996 Honor List of eight books of interests to young adults published in 1996 that were chosen as "best books" by three or more other sources. Discusses the books. (SR)

Presents brief annotations of 43 children's books, grouped around the theme of flight: flights of imagination, flights across time and around the globe, flights of adventure, and nature's flight. (SR)

Presents brief descriptions of 18 recent children's books that relate to the theme of New Beginnings, organized into three sections: Following a Dream, Out of Despair Comes Hope, and New Perspectives. (SR)

Notes that well over 1000 books for adolescents are published each year. Discusses seven major lists of "best books" (Best Books for Young Adults, Booklist Editors' Choices, Books for the Teen Age, Bulletin Blue Ribbons, School Library Journal's Best Books of the Year, Quick Picks, and Young Adults' Choices) that provide a good starting point for…

Presents and discusses criteria for selecting multiethnic children's literature. Suggests some points of departure for critical deliberation of Asian literature. Finds the terms and language of socio-political frameworks necessary in facilitating ethical deliberation over the function, value, and purpose of the multiethnic work. (SG)