This newsletter of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL)contains a collection of articles which discuss various aspects of early literacy. Articles in the newsletter are: "Introduction: Reading Instruction, a Key to the Future"; "Ensuring Early Literacy through Coherent Instruction" (Leslie Blair); "Reading across the Region" (Leslie Blair)--the "region" consists of the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas; "New Mexico State University Is up to the Challenge" (Pamela Porter); "Cooperative Education--The Key to Bilingual Success?" (Pamela Porter); "The Reading Success Network: Linking Teachers, Building Community" (Jill Slack); and "Resources for Improving Children's Ability To Read" (compiled by the SEDL Office of Institutional Communication and Policy Services). (NKA)