Describes the Reading Recovery program, how children are identified for the program, and program implementation. Discusses questions about, and criticisms of, the program. (RS)

Questions how teacher's can, through reading, extend children's awareness of different views and give them insights enabling a proper regard for people different from themselves. (RB)

Describes a program for children with low attainments in reading and writing in which parents were involved on a regular, structured basis in linking reading done at home with that done at school. (GT)

Surveys experiences of 101 primary school teachers of the newly introduced Literacy Hour--about the training and preparation they had received, the implementation of the Literacy Hour, its effectiveness and how children with special difficulties are differentially affected. Reports on other aspects of the Literacy Hour, such as ability…

Describes a successful literacy project involving the teacher, parents, and children in one kindergarten class in a small rural community in New South Wales, Australia. Discusses the classroom setting, teacher's approaches and reading style, introduction of a "writing center," parent involvement, role of the school library and librarian,…