Intended to help reading educators keep their teaching practices and goals up to date, this booklet examines current reading instruction and assesses the state of reading research and trends. Following a brief discussion of the meaning of reading and literacy, a section on the status of reading discusses how well children read today and whether…

While teachers are well aware of the effect of nutrition on children's health, they are less aware of the relationship of diet to the learning process. An indirect relationship between nutrition and learning exists because food is required to supply energy for learning. Research has shown that a highly nutritional breakfast results in improved…

The introductory section of the International Reading Association (IRA) annual report for 1981-82 briefly discusses recent developments concerning the organization, including its efforts to support education in the federal legislature. It also outlines various literacy projects in which the IRA participates, such as Literacy Support, Newspapers in…

The reading program of the future will have a form and function which is distinctive. It will have the shape and operations peculiar to the total context in which each teacher has to work. Generating meaning will be the primary focus of all language activities. Print will be introduced naturally and continuously used throughout all developmental…

The lack of emphasis on occupational literacy competencies in most public school reading curricula leaves students poorly prepared for the demands of the workplace. Most jobs require mastery of the following literacy competencies: technical vocabulary; locating and using information; following directions; and self-monitoring of comprehension and…