Formal reading instruction occurs not only in elementary school reading classes but also in science and social studies classes, and continues into the junior and senior high school where content-related reading , study skills, and vocabulary are taught by subject. The 21 reading projects summarized in this report emphasize reading in the content…

The 21 Title II reading projects described in this report range from a team-teaching approach in intensive reading for first-grade pupils to a free-wheeling project in a high school where classes stop daily for a 30-minute "Read In." Many of the projects offer suggestions that may be helpful in the selection and evaluation of books and…

The fourteen Title II reading projects described in this report use resources ranging from reading readiness materials for first- and second-grade pupils identified as potential reading failures, to nineteenth century newspapers on microfilm in secondary social studies. General descriptions of techniques for using the materials in the reading…

A large number of the reading projects funded under Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act emphasize access to books and other media, adult stimulation of reading, at home as well as at school, and reading for pleasure as well as for information. Notable Title II reading projects in 10 states are described in this report. They…