Nineteen crucial problems that are inhibiting continued improvement of English and reading education are identified by a committee of the Connecticut State Department of Education. The problems are grouped under four main headings: (1) content and method, (2) articulation, (3) teaching conditions, (4) teacher education and reeducation. Some of the problems considered under these headings are the use of multi-media for instruction, the utilization of resources outside the school community, and the provision of effective teaching facilities and supervisory assistance. Following each statement of a particular problem are recommendations for solving it; and at the conclusion of the report, six major recommendations to insure continual strengthening of English and reading instruction are formulated. (LH)