THIS FIRST ISSUE OF THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION "BREAKTHROUGH" SERIES ANNOUNCES CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IDEAS AND PRACTICES TO HELP SCHOOL SYSTEMS SELECT CURRICULUM MATERIALS. IT IS WRITTEN BY AND DIRECTED PRIMARILY TOWARD ENGLISH TEACHERS. THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES ARE INCLUDED--"A NEW RESPECT FOR ENGLISH" BY ELAINE E. LIMBAUGH, "INITIATING CHANGE IN THE ENGLISH CURRICULUM" BY DOROTHY E. HOLLOWAY, "COORDINATING CURRICULUM EFFORTS" BY EDWARD E. KAISER, "JUNIOR HIGH LITERATURE" BY MARIAN L. DINNIS, "JUNIOR HIGH LINGUISTICS" BY DOROTHY C. OLSON, "LINGUISTICS AND COMPOSITION" BY C. J. SIMPSON, "RHETORIC IN THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL" BY EDWARD P. J. CORBETT AND RUTH ANDERSON, "DIALECT AND THE TEACHING OF LANGUAGE" BY LLOYD R. RICHARDS, AND "DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC LANGUAGE CONCEPTS AS A GOAL OF THE ELEMENTARY ENGLISH CURRICULUM" BY ARLENE HEIMER AND JANET SCHACK. (RD)