A selection of papers originally presented at six annual United Kindgom Reading Association reading conferences, 1964 to 1969, are collected in this volume. The papers selected are of topical or perennial interest and favor practice rather than theory. They are broadly grouped under four headings: theory and practice, media and materials, remedial reading, and research. Twenty-three papers and an introduction by the editor, a discussion of the history of reading instruction in Great Britain, current practices, and the future, are included. (TO)