This book is a collection of 75 papers presented and discussed at the 1963 International Reading Association conference, which promoted "Reading as an Intellectual Activity" as its theme. Papers from the conference are presented in the following four groups: main addresses, thirteen sequences of papers on different facets of reading instruction, reports of four grant-sponsored studies, and papers presented at meetings that were cosponsored by the International Reading Association. The following subjects were discussed: reading at the elementary, secondary, college, and adult educational levels, reading-program administration, content reading, reading evaluation, reading research, clinical aspects of reading, reading habits, multimedia instruction, linguistics, international aspects of reading, and differing opinions in reading. (RL)