METHODS, PROCEDURES, AND TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING READING, ESPECIALLY TO LOW- AND NON-ACHIEVERS, WHICH DIFFER FROM TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM PRACTICES ARE DESCRIBED AND EVALUATED IN TERMS OF RECENT RESEARCH IN THE AREA OF READING. THESE METHODS ARE CLOSELY RELATED TO THE FIELD OF OPTOMETRY AND ARE CONCERNED WITH PROBLEMS OF LATERAL DOMINANCE. PERCEPTUAL ABILITY, AND MOTOR SKILLS. REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED FOR EACH METHOD. A GLOSSARY OF OPTOMETRIC TERMS AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE INCLUDED. (RH)