This individualized inservice packet enables teachers to individualize instruction in the content areas through the utilization of suggested teaching tactics which encourage student mastery as well as independent behavior. It is one of a nine-part series of booklets--Teaching Teen Reading--in self-instructional format intended as a practical resource for teachers desiring condensed, readily usable answers to questions regarding reading instruction. The booklet's five main sections discuss informal skills assessment for individualized instruction, and present four strategies for individualization, including levels of sophistication, differential structuring, collaboration by grouping, and varying assignment length. A self-corrective post test and a glossary are attached. (SR)