Recommends extensive cooperation between librarians and teachers to stimulate students to become enthusiastic readers and suggests ways in which the librarian can make the library program more effective. Bibliography. (RW)

A paper presented at Anglo-American Seminar on Teaching English to the Linguistically Deprived (Walsall, England, June 1968). ( Editor/RD)

Presents reports from five educators on the research studies that influenced them most. (JL)

A survey of 173 secondary school principals reveals that 85 percent regularly read professional journals and that 81 percent prefer practical literature to research (10 percent) or theoretical (3 percent) articles. Curriculum, legal issues, and supervision were chosen as the most useful subjects of articles. (MJL)

Outlines the steps in presenting a "book talk." Argues that it can be an effective way to broaden children's awareness of literature while developing their verbal skills. (FL)

Reveals that middle school students enjoy the books of Enid Blyton because they launch immediately into the action and are full of action throughout; they keep description to a minimum; and they contain characters who are about the same age as the readers. (FL)

Annotates books selected by children from across the United States as their favorites from among more than 700 trade books published in 1981. The books are categorized as beginning independent reading books; books for younger, for middle grade, and for older readers; informational books; poetry; and jokes and riddles. (FL)

Reports the results of a longitudinal study that associated reading achievement with volume of reading and the selection of a book with its content, appearance, and its popularity with the reader's friends. (AEA)

Presents the results of a study sponsored by the International Reading Association and the Children's Book Council in which the reading choices of children were compared with book appraisals by critics for School Library Journal and Booklist. A table summarizes children's choices and critics' evaluations, and a bibliography is included. (JL)

Outlines the characteristics of a good mystery and then suggests titles that would be of interest to young readers. (FL)

Surveys materials in the ERIC system discussing the causes of reading reluctance and suggesting ways to encourage reading interest and skills. (HTH)

Five librarians discuss ways of increasing the lines of communication between English teachers and librarians to promote reading as a lifelong learning habit. (RL)

Describes the development and validation of a method for pretesting the reader interest value of comic strips and cartoons so that the "best" ones may be selected for printing from the available options. (Author/GT)