Discusses the weaknesses of the reading guide and describes another method to use in teaching students to understand and appreciate poetry. (JM)

Reviews research and informal experimentation on the use of the cloze procedure as an instructional tool to teach use of context. (MKM)

Describes six advantageous uses of the cloze stencil in the classroom. (HOD)

Suggests five criteria for teachers to keep in mind when choosing passages for the cloze procedure. (MKM)

Suggests that teachers who use strict cloze tests to diagnose and teach the use of context clues should warn students to expect only 40 to 50 percent correct answers. (AEA)

Suggests linguistic guessing strategies designed to help older students with reading problems. (FL)

Readers' contributions include ways to make inservice meetings interesting, a checklist for designing and evaluating learning centers, ways to help low ability readers use public libraries by taping materials, how to encourage college students to attend state council conferences, and comments on misleading findings from the Nelson-Denny Reading…