This guide presents an overall plan for implementing Level IV of the Indian Reading Series, which features stories and legends of Northwest tribes in a supplementary reading and language arts development program for elementary grade Indian and non-Indian children. Introductory sections present the rationale of the program's language experience approach, state program objectives, discuss the Indian oral tradition, and give an historical perspective of Indian culture in pre-contact, reservation, and modern periods. The majority of the manual consists of suggested teaching activities for the 36 stories in 20 reading booklets for students. The following information is provided for each story: (1) geographical area from which the story came; (2) the story type; (3) new or unfamiliar words; (4) story summary including clarification of the values stressed; (5) teacher-guided activities; and (6) list of related student activity cards. The activities are designed to give students opportunities to practice reading, listening, speaking, and writing within a cultural context. They include discussing, role playing, pantomiming, reading aloud, retelling stories, and writing scripts and poetry. Explanation is provided for using the program to supplement units in social studies and science, to promote school-community communication, and to encourage better working relationships among students. (JHZ)