Young readers depend on adults to provide access to a variety of materials representing diverse perspectives and providing information about topics of interest and importance to them. The decisions of literacy professionals to include or exclude a book from a lesson or a collection have far-reaching implications for the kinds of ideas,…

Suggests 10 questions teachers should ask themselves before buying materials to teach reading skills. (FL)

Argues that the use of microcomputers and prewritten computer programs can save teachers time and effort in calculating the readability levels of written materials. (FL)

Suggests ways reading teachers can keep up with new children's books, obtain books, and motivate students to read. (DD)

Notes that most textbooks used in teacher education classes fail to discuss adequately the issues of sex equity, sex bias, sex differences, and the social contributions of women. Offers a list of resources for providing sex equity in education. (RL)

Suggests ways that teachers can use the limited Asian American children's literature to introduce their classes to students who are of Asian heritage or who are Asian immigrants. Lists 10 good Asian American children's books. (FL)

Outlines the characteristics of a good mystery and then suggests titles that would be of interest to young readers. (FL)

Provides guidelines for selecting appropriate books for use in schools which mainstream handicapped children and includes an annotated list of books about handicapped children. (DD)

Reviews ERIC documents concerned with the use of comic books in the classroom. (FL)

Trade books and teacher resources for the library are recommended for ten different curricular areas. (MKM)

Examines six basal series commonly in use in British schools and reveals that they give only brief attention to developing children's awareness of reading and its purpose. Provides a checklist for evaluating materials for their effectiveness in conveying the value of reading. (FL)

Suggests that school librarians hold discussions with parent groups about current children's books in order to clarify for them why certain books are available to children and to encourage them to share their children's reading. (FL)

The importance of independent reading is advocated for success both in school and out of school. The following four strategies are presented to stimulate children's interest in reading and to assist the teacher in providing an environment in which independent reading becomes a student practice: (1) provide opportunities for students to see, hear,…

Argues that English reading should not be introduced to a primary school student with a limited command of English until that child can comprehend the syntactic and semantic structures in the text. Discusses ways of assessing a child's level of English competence and the structural level of the reading material. (FL)

Discusses books chosen by teachers to read themselves during sustained silent reading. Selections are arranged under the following headings: professional books, activities books, and children's literature. (FL)