Articles in the three Volume 5 issues of the National Network for Early Language Learning newsletter include: "Young Authors--A Double Success" (Carolyn Andrade); "Teacher Preparation for Elementary School Foreign Language Programs" (Carol Ann Pesola); "Strategies in a Small School Setting: The Filley FLES Program" (Zoe E. Louton, Robert E. Louton); "Characteristics of Effective Elementary School Foreign Language Programs"; "Foreign Language Assessment in the Elementary School"; "Stories and Tales, Books and Adventures" (Lynn Toman); "Children's Classroom Creations"; "ERIC: An Update on Valuable Information"; "Ferndale Builds Foreign Language Competence in Grades 1 through 12" (Lynn Haire); and "Changing Negative Perceptions of Foreign Languages" (Paula K. Strupeck). Conference summaries, book reviews, and professional notes and announcements are also included in each number. (MSE)