Examines 22 recently published children's books with female protagonists in positive, nonstereotyped roles. (TO)

Presents a number of resources discussing the structure and operation of successful remedial reading programs. (TO)

Now operating in 43 States, the Reading Is FUN-damental'' program stresses motivation (and paperbacks) in developing a love of books. (Editor)

Article discusses the organization, Women on Words and Images, which set out to influence publishers to find a reading study series that did not inhibit the development of children by depicting males and females as being capable of performing only in roles narrowed according to their sex. (Author/RK)

A comparative readability assessment of 29 most frequently used books or work units in Adult Basic Education classes in Tennessee was made to determine whether a significant difference and/or significant correlation exists between selected types of readability indices. (DS)

With some 550 different reading materials to pick from, Rockland County (NY) teachers are eager shoppers at their Learning Center. (Author)

Factors which guide selection of reading materials for children, ages 9 to 13, should include: the child, the society, and the child's inner world. (Author/AP)

Replicates two studies by Bormuth comparing multiple choice and cloze tests as measures of comprehension and concludes, like Bormuth, that the more easily constructed cloze test can be used to measure comprehension or to select reading materials. (MD)

Teachers of reading must fully appreciate the two concepts of reading: (1) a skill acquired only through formal reading instruction, and (2) the result of a natural emergence of language development. (Author/MB)

Literature used in the school cannot be divorced from student's real tough experiences. (Author)

The article emphasizes the importance of teaching carefully chosen junior novels in order to develop literary interests and appreciations in junior high school students. (Author/LF)

Part 2 will appear in the next issue of English Language Teaching." (VM)