Contributors suggest (1) ways for letting administrators know that teachers can be accountable for attending and participating in professional activities; (2) a schematic poster exercise for illustrating a newspaper index; and (3) titles of books helpful to teachers with limited English-speaking students. (HTH)

Outlines a descriptive (not prescriptive) approach for the creation of a literature-based reading curriculum. Describes the 4 steps (behaving with basals, redefining reading, revving up for reading, and letting literature loose) that took the author 14 years of teaching to complete. Argues that literature-based reading programs are fun, enjoyable,…