Elucidates five guidelines to be considered by administrators and teachers as they cooperatively attempt to hire qualified reading professionals. Includes a checklist for the recruitment of qualified reading professionals. (SR)

Argues that, apart from the students themselves, clinicians and parents are the most important elements in determining the success or failure of the reading clinic. Discusses the unique strengths of each group. (FL)

Hiring qualified reading professionals is a complex process involving a variety of considerations. Organizing a language arts advisory committee, determining the faculty's perceptions, interviewing and observing the best candidates, and working toward retaining the new appointees are feasible considerations of the selection process. Probably, the…

Suggests activities that reading staff developers can use to "unfreeze" staff members, building an interest in and a state of readiness for the program steps to be discussed. The suggested activities call for the active mental and physical involvement of staff members. (GT)

Argues that an increased federal government emphasis on accountability will have a great impact on reading teachers in the 1990s. Explains the changes brought about by the Hawkins-Stafford Elementary and Secondary Education Improvement Amendments of 1988. Explores the possibilities for responding to a strengthened federal focus on accountability.…

Outlines four ways in which reading and writing are related. Identifies eight actions teachers should take to enhance literary development in their classrooms. Suggests two initiatives that teachers might take to enhance literacy in homes, schools, and communities. (PRA)

Argues that good reading instruction is a marketable commodity. Tells reading teachers how to run a public relations campaign on behalf of themselves and the vital services they provide. (FL)

Considers three aspects of support offered by principals and reading supervisors to beginning teachers: instructional models, instructional materials, and mentoring. Argues that providing support for beginning teachers (particularly those using literature-based instruction) should not be left to chance but requires conscious effort and planning.…

Intended for teachers seeking computer training or persons responsible for such training, this paper presents a list of computer competencies for reading teachers. The first section of the paper lists the beginning level competencies, which require very little computer knowledge and are sufficient for using instructional software in reading…

Discusses adult selection of books for children, including reevaluating old favorites and keeping in touch with current children's literature. Includes an annotated list of books of current interest to children and adolescents. (HTH)

Describes symptoms of teacher burnout, notes specific problems faced by reading teachers, and suggests ways reading teachers can treat professional burnout and enhance their personal lives. (GT)

The best way to help improve reading teacher instruction during the 1980s is through inservice emphasis upon efficient instructional practices and management techniques. However, many inservice programs are ineffective due to lack of coordination. An effective inservice program can be organized by using the following sequence: (1) a steering…

This handbook, a companion to the revised vision of the "Standards for Reading Professionals" (1998), published by the International Reading Association (IRA), provides vital information to those preparing programs for any or all of the three kinds of reading professionals: reading specialists, reading coordinators (including consultants…

Discusses the problems of teaching critical reading and the lack of progress toward the solutions to the problems. Suggests a definition of critical reading and methodologies for its teaching. Presents a classroom observation checklist to evaluate students' critical reading processes. (MG)

This yearbook contains papers which relate to issues in administering, supervising, researching, teaching, implementing, assessing, and strengthening programs and approaches in reading. The 22 papers and their authors are as follows: "Reading in Early America" (Ruskin Teeter); "Looking Back for the Future: Amish Literacy and Its…