Because application of reading research and theory development to the English as a second language (ESL) classroom has not always been forthcoming, this monograph is aimed at helping teachers develop better, sounder reading instruction in the ESL classroom through a better understanding of the reading processes, of the factors that affect reading development, and of the implications of recent research. Papers in this monograph include "Psycholinguistic Theories and ESL Reading" (Michael P. Grove); "Language-Based Reading Theories, English Orthography, and ESL Pedagogy" (Barbara Dogger); "Cultural Knowledge and Reading: Interference or Facilitation" (Margaret S. Steffensen and Chitra Joag-dev); "The Application of Reading Miscue Analysis to Diagnosis of English as a Second Language Learners' Reading Skills" (Ulla Connor); "Alice through the Looking Glass: Reading in Another Language" (Marian Tyacke); "Theoretically Based Second Language Reading Strategies" (Louise Renault); and "Beginning to Read in English the LEA Way" (Pat Rigg). (RS)