Describes the use of a structured language experience approach and an imitative, or taped book, approach to teaching reading to children who were reading with difficulty. (MKM)

Explores two factors which can help teachers in guiding students who have difficulty reading their textbooks--understanding the reasons why students have problems and finding some way to teach the subject content and reading at the same time. (JM)

Suggests a variation on the language experience approach designed for groups of nonverbal children. (MKM)

Lists suggestions for implementing a reading-for-meaning instructional approach that focuses on the development and comprehension of language. (FL)

Suggests and lists sources of information on reading instruction that discuss the promotion and enrichment of the interactive learning process between children and their environment based on principles underlying the cognitive-field theory of learning. (MKM)