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)

Describes a cross-age tutoring program in which older students in remedial reading classes teach reading skills to younger students using a "test, train, tutor, and translate" paradigm. (FL)

Reports on a study that investigated secondary school teachers' knowledge of reading and examined six factors that may have contributed to that knowledge: (1) inservice, (2) experience, (3) teaching level, (4) college coursework in reading, (5) field of specialization, and (6) sex. (FL)

Analyzes the literature concerning learning centers. Concludes that there are two definitions of the term, one meaning the improvement of a student's ability to learn independently, primarily through learning skills instruction and counseling, and the other meaning the individualizing of instruction and learning activities through the use of…

Provides suggestions from contributors on building vocabulary, using newspapers in instruction, and providing a news bulletin for content area instructors. (MKM)

Examines the implications of a recent research study on instruction in reading comprehension. Applies the seminal findings of the study to improving classroom reading instruction. (HTH)

Offers suggestions for differentiation of reading instruction based on Joseph Renzulli's Enrichment Triad Model, which provides for general exploratory activities, group training activities, and individual investigations of real problems. (MKM)

Stresses the importance and benefits of children helping each other learn to read. Includes suggestions and guidelines to reading instructors for structuring peer-directed activities. (HTH)

A bibliography of journal articles related to language experience as an alternative to traditional methods of teaching reading. (HTH)

Determined that kindergarten children needed more trials to learn a list of similar than dissimilar words but made fewer overgeneralization errors on subsequent transfer tasks. (HOD)

Discusses recent brain research as it pertains to reading instruction. (DD)

This article is a semi-satire of suggestions for teachers on how to improve their classroom instructional strategies and curriculum. Many aspects of education and teaching occur in multiples of three and this article summarizes this phenomenon. (Author)

The pressing need to increase the number of reading instruction courses required for teacher certification is discussed. (LH)

Explores educational litigation dealing with grouping practices, the suitability of instructional programs, and accountability for pupil progress. (DD)

Suggests free or inexpensive resources available for inservice reading programs. (DD)