Describes a program for individualizing directed reading-thinking activities. (RB)

Provides guidelines to involve the entire community in a successful reading fair, based on procedures followed in Newport News, Virginia. (RL)

Contends that effective communication builds parent support for a reading program and offers practical suggestions on how to improve parent school communication. (FL)

Describes a summer remedial reading program for first-grade students. Includes discussions of the activities and strategies used to promote comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary development. (FL)

Presents six successful approaches for increasing parental awareness of a school's reading program. (MKM)

Presents 14 principles for use in the development of a curriculum guide. (Author/FL)

Draws upon research, theory, and experience to support six changes in the way reading comprehension is taught. (FL)

Defines Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading and explains the need for it, how to use it effectively, what to expect from it, and what to do if something goes wrong. (FL)

Suggests class activities to increase interest and improve reading skills in basal reading programs. (RB)

Presents guidelines for implementing a district-wide reading improvement system, gleaned from the experiences of the Detroit school system. (ET)

Argues that computer software designed for use in content areas also can be useful for reading instruction. (FL)

Inexpensive spelling computers can give children entertaining practice, but students still need teachers who look for patterns in a child's spelling errors and teach accordingly. (Author)

Proposes five "creative comprehension" strategies designed to challenge both gifted as well as average students. (FL)

A reading specialist who worked in a high-poverty urban elementary school that initially did not have an exemplary reading program provides seven lessons that can serve as a guidepost for other reading specialists. Several approaches that led to improved reading achievement of upper elementary school children are described. The seven lessons, when…

Argues that to improve a reading program, administrators need to hire teachers who know what's involved in good reading instruction. Provides a sample interview of a prospective teacher and a list of useful interview questions, all based on research into what makes reading instruction effective. (FL)