Discusses the benefits of early childhood teachers reading to their students and examines techniques that teachers can employ in classroom reading. Notes that teachers should fit reading into the rhythm of the classroom day, select interesting materials, introduce the book, model good reading behaviors, and return to the book in later discussions…

Presents brief annotations and bibliographic data for 30 children's books identified by teachers as outstanding trade books for children and adolescents--books that are exceptional in curriculum use, good for reading aloud at home, and useful for background information on a wide range of questions. (SR)

Presents a reading list for prelaw students to equip them with the knowledge and tools to understand the postsocialist political economy in which they will live and work. Students must understand the market-versus-politics debate and the reasons for the failure of socialism. Thirty-six titles are listed. (SLD)

Presents a list of 32 outstanding trade books for children and adolescents selected by teachers as exceptional. Offers annotations for each book which include a brief description and bibliographic data, plus suggestions for use in the school curriculum. (SR)

Reviews 23 recently published works of multicultural literature (African-American, Asian and Asian-American, Native American, and Hispanic literature). Discusses some issues related to multicultural literature, and includes a 58-item list of other multicultural literature. (RS)

Describes the "Children's Choices" program. Discusses how books are selected and annotated. Provides an annotated bibliography of children's favorite books for all ages, beginning independent reading, younger readers, middle grades, and older readers. Discusses how parents and teachers can use the listing. (PRA)

Suggests that teachers can use adapted or abridged classic novels with Adult Basic Education (ABE) students and enrich them by reading aloud short passages from the full length novels. Offers guidelines for selecting novels and excerpts. (PRA)

Presents a variety of activities teachers can use to provide students access to fiction and nonfiction books along a continuum of difficulty. (PRA)

Discusses problems associated with literature-based reading programs which use children's literature in the same way basal readers are used. Encourages teachers to allow students the freedom of exploring and learning from the book without creating drill and vocabulary lessons from it. (MG)

Reviews 7 picture books and 15 chapter books that should appeal to readers in the intermediate grades. Discusses how the skills and interests of readers of this age are changing. (MG)

Reviews 17 recent young adult books that might appeal to the late elementary/middle school/junior-high-age children. Discusses the use of corollary text to help readers make connections between recent young adult literature and older, often classic literature. (MG)

Examines the reading interests of middle school students as revealed through student-written annotations of books read during the school year. Finds a wide range of reading interests, with 63 percent of the titles annotated only once. Discusses characteristics of the 20 most popular books. (RS)

Discusses how a fourth-grade language arts teacher (who had moved from basal instruction to a program based on students' selection of literature) used "circle discussions" to satisfy, in part, the accountability concerns of parents and administrators. Notes that these discussions of literature among the students became an integral part…

Presents specific teaching ideas designed to (1) provide a model for better literature-based instruction through comparison of well chosen books that foster curiosity; (2) offer classroom literature experiences that foster enjoyment and learning; and (3) assist teachers to learn by doing--to improve their own notions about and facility with…

There is a dire need to incorporate German-Americana into the classroom. Practical ways in which german-American texts can be used productively even in the first two years of instruction are given. A sample text with exercises is provided as are ideas and sources for further German-American lesson plans. (LET)