Concludes that high interest reading materials should be included in the reading curriculum since they may allow students to attain higher comprehension levels. (FL)

Describes three junior novels, "The Contender,""Harlem Summer," and "Mary Jane," to use in motivating Black disadvantaged students to read. (MKM)

A survey of 110 Seattle, Washington, newspaper readers revealed that they read twice as many newspaper headlines as units of text, that they "read" more photographs than cutlines, and that they read scarcely any tables. (GT)

Reports on a study suggesting that there is substantial predictability of news preference patterns when stories are structured along four news dimensions: significance, prominence of principals involved, normality, and reward. (GT)

Offers suggestions for improving reading programs at boys' boarding schools, including (1) providing inservice training for teachers, (2) developing material selection procedures that consider boys' reading interests, and (3) capitalizing on the boarding school environment. (FL)

A proprietor of a children's bookshop describes the unique characteristics paperbacks possess for motivating children's interest in reading. (MKM)

Points out some recurring ideas about the use of children's literature in the elementary reading program based on a review of 25 years of "The Reading Teacher." (FL)

Describes "Bookmatch," a computer program that attempts to match children with just the right book. (FL)

The reader contest as a tool for increasing readership of student newspapers is discussed, with some guidelines for devising contests and objectives. (HTH)

Details a study that asked both elementary school students and teachers to state the most important reasons for reading. Reports that both students and teachers gave gaining knowledge as the most important reason for reading. (FL)

Points out that the reading customs and routines that are established in younger life continue, for the most part, into retirement years. Argues that reading teachers should examine their daily reading activities in light of what they are doing to prepare readers of the future. (FL)

Reports that, when challenged with interesting reading materials, superior elementary school students demonstrated "reserves" of reading comprehension power--an affect not found in average readers. (FL)

Suggests using materials dealing with sports in a variety of ways in content classes to improve reading and critical thinking. Provides specific suggestions for using sports in English, mathematics, social studies, science, and health classes. (MKM)

Notes that major trends and characteristics of youth literature in the Federal Republic of Germany today are reflected in best selling books dealing with one of the following topics: terrorism; minorities and other outsider groups; the career world; and personal psychological conflicts intertwined with social issues. (MKM)

Research dealing with reading interests, habits, and problems of the older reader has been primarily a tangential result of surveys concerned with reading activities of the general population. The studies reviewed were selected to give an overview of existing research with suggestions for future investigation. (Author)