No matter what its size or location, every community has vast resources potentially useful for teaching and learning. However, these rich resources can become teaching tools only if they are located and analyzed and the resultant information is made accessible to teachers. This book indicates how these resources can be organized and made readily available to all persons in the community. Unlike traditional learning materials, community resources are nonbook in character. This means that learning from them requires the learner to rely heavily on his powers of observation. Therefore, teachers have a responsiblity for helping children develop competency in observing as well as literacy in reading. (Author/IRT)