The ideas expressed in the major speeches and by the 29 discussion groups at the 1972 conference of the Illinois Association of Teachers of English are summarized in this publication. The theme of the conference was "Reading, 1972." The speeches and discussions covered a wide variety of reading and reading-related English and language arts topics at the elementary, secondary, and college levels. Descriptions of several reading programs and several diagnostic techniques, a discussion of story telling, and discussions of the uses of newspaper and audiovisual aids and the construction and use of reading materials are included in the summary. (TO)