THIS STUDY TESTED THE ARRANGEMENT OF AN INTERRELATED PROGRAM OF PROCEDURES THAT CAN MUTUALLY GENERATE AND NURTURE THE LEARNING PROCESS FOR BEGINNING READING. CLOSE, SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATIONS OF PEOPLE OF VARYING AGES WERE MADE. THE MATERIALS HAD BEEN DESIGNED, FIELD TESTED, AND REFINED BY A LANGUAGE RESEARCH GROUP AT THE HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS. OF CHIEF IMPORTANCE THROUGH THE WHOLE STUDY HAS BEEN A SEARCH FOR THE MOST EFFECTIVE LEARNING STEPS AND THE DOCUMENTING OF THESE FOR WIDER APPLICATION AND EVALUATION. OBSERVATIONS IN A NUMBER OF CLASSROOM AND LABORATORY SITUATIONS IN LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND WITH INDIVIDUAL "SUBJECTS" HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED AND COMPARED. A GUIDE TO THE USE OF THE MATERIALS AND DEVICES DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT IS PROVIDED, SO THAT BEGINNING READERS MAY HELP THEMSELVES INCREASE THEIR COMPETENCE AS LEARNERS. (LP)