This report describes the activities and research directions taken during the second year of an anticipated four-school-year study that attempts to identify effective instructional practices in Chapter 1 junior high schools in Los Angeles (California). The report is divided into four sections. Section 1 reviews the purposes of the study and clarifies the research questions that are to be addressed. Section 2 describes the research activities of the 1985-86 school year, and discusses some tentative findings. The class activities of 48 teachers, six in each of eight selected Chapter 1 junior high schools, were observed over a two-day period. In the classes observed, teaching proceeded very much like office management, i.e., as a matter of assigning and supervising instructional"jobs." A relatively narrow range of teaching strategies and materials were used in the lessons observed; however, there was a wide range of teaching proficiency. Section 3 describes the staff training activities and assesses the progress made. Section 4 outlines future plans for the study. Appendices present the following: (1) examples of the classroom lessons observed; (2) training manual for the study team; and (3) protocols used by the study team. (BJV)