"Developmental growth" and "average" are two concepts that can be recognized in teachers as well as in students. Inservice teacher training programs must be planned to allow for individual abilities and individual growth. A carefully structured program will (1) fit the program to the personnel, (2) extend over a long time period, (3) have…

The resource manual provides information about more than 80 reading programs and systems issued by 40 publishers. Compiled expressly for adult basic education teachers and administrators involved in correctional institutions, it describes only those reading programs intended for adults. Information is offered about commercial programs,…

This manual, designed to help public libraries in Arizona to plan their summer reading programs for children, celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Arizona Reading Program. The material in the manual is prepared for libraries to adapt for their own uses. Chapters of the manual include: (1) Introductory Materials; (2) Goals, Objectives and…

Intended to encourage children of all ages to read over the summer, this manual presents library-based programs, crafts, displays, and events with a medieval theme. The chapters of the manual are: (1) Introductory Materials; (2) Goals, Objectives and Evaluation; (3) Getting Started; (4) Common Program Structures; (5) Planning Timeline; (6)…