Reprints this editorial on guaranteed-performance contractors from the New England Reading Association Journal, Fall 1970. (MB)

Two experimental studies failed to support the assumption that letter-name knowledge facilitates reading. (CK)

The importance of reinforcing the reading achievement of children and the procedures for accomplishing this reinforcement are discussed. (CK)

Discusses the oral language learning processes of children; a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (59th, Washington, D. C., November 29, 1969). (Author/SW)

Indicates that middle school teachers do not make accurate subjective judgments of the reading levels of their students and tend to overrate poor readers while underrating good readers. Suggests that the Individual Reading Placement Inventory (IRPI), a newly developed standardized test, gives a more accurate measure of reading level. (MS)