Presents 30 questions about values in reading that teachers can review when deciding which stories and readers ought to be used with children. The questions are divided into five categories: characters depicted; story philosophy of values; plot development; cultural, social and physical setting; and emotional intensity. (NEC)

Examines criteria for selecting reading materials in the schools, including a comprehensive list of questions to be considered in evaluating reading materials. (HTH)

When one examines books in terms of the image presented of handicapped individuals and in terms of their utility in introducing other children to special children, two issues become paramount: the accuracy of the information presented and the terminology used. (HOD)

Reviews several new easy-to-read books for beginning readers. (FL)

Offers guidelines for choosing teaching materials to be used in English classrooms between sixth and twelfth grades. (JT)

Responds to doubts raised in the preceding article about the author's readability graph. Defends the orthodoxy of the procedures used to develop the graph and presents data showing that it correlates quite well with the other formulas on first- and second-grade materials and is just a little high on third- grade materials. (ET)

Describes "Bookmatch," a computer program that attempts to match children with just the right book. (FL)

Because authorities in children's literature feel that series such as Nancy Drew, the Bobbsey Twins, and the Hardy Boys are outdated and poorly written, an annotated bibliography of quality series books is provided to aid librarians in recommending replacement selections to young readers. (FM)

Suggests ways reading teachers can keep up with new children's books, obtain books, and motivate students to read. (DD)

Describes how the author was shaped by his reading experiences as a boy and young man. Suggests some of the values literature holds for individuals in various circumstances and urges that teachers work to match books to individual students and their needs and interests. (TJ)

Suggests that librarians have a great deal to offer in the field of adult education given their traditional reader's role and training in information services. Author believes this valuable resource of librarians should be made known to adults and adult educators. (JD)

Describes Stein and Glenn's research on story grammar and suggests classroom uses of the grammar. (SS)

Investigates the syntactic complexity and vocabulary diversity of books recommended by authorities to be read aloud to children and of "grocery store" books. (DD)

Presents 69 brief annotated bibliographies of books (published between 1978 and 1996) on the subject of basketball, available for young adults. Includes autobiography and biography, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and reference. (SR)

Presents brief annotations of 19 children's picture books and 9 chapter books considered by the authors to be too wonderful to miss. (SR)