This annotated booklist includes easy-to-read materials for new adult readers. Criteria for selection of the materials were: (1) the content of the books and the form of presentation must be suitable for adults; (2) the materials must be suitable for persons of varying cultural and ethnic backgrounds; and (3) they must be oriented toward the urban…

These 12 articles on censorship in the schools comprise a collection of "representative opinions expressed by concerned individuals"--professors, teachers, school administrators, clergy, high school students, a publisher, and a spokesman for the National Education Association. The essays range in viewpoint from a traditional belief in the…

This monograph discusses the three chief interacting variables which affect the readability of a particular piece of material--format and organization, the reader, and the criterion used to estimate readability. Chapters include "The Concept of Readability," which provides a comprehensive view of readability, analyzes the purposes of…

This article summarizes some of the problems of and perspectives on biography for children. The major categories include: "Predominant Defects in Biographies for Younger Children," which discusses unprobed statements, oversimplified explanations leading to false ideas, the omission of "necessary" violence, the infallibility of the hero, the need…

A computer program has been designed to analyze the reading difficulty of English text. It is, essentially, an automation of the widely used Dale-Chall formula for the estimation of reading difficulty. Text samples of up to 5000 words are input, with only minor punctuation restrictions being applied. Output from the program consists of sample…

Questionnaires were sent to 244 English department chairmen in the public high schools of Michigan's six largest cities in this study, which (1) describes the content of the various book selection and book complaint policies used by the departments; (2) compares the effects these policies have on the inhibition or resolution of censorship; and (3)…

This report, Vol. II of three interpretive manuscripts, presents Information For The Teacher, a review of literature on preschool reading instruction, along with suggestions and materials for teaching preschool reading. A skills checklist is provided and the educational television program, Sesame Street, is evaluated, since the effectiveness of…

This report answers questions that parents are likely to ask about preschool reading instruction. It discusses the origins, curriculum change, new concepts of intelligence and the various teaching methods such as Montessori and the British Infant School. Unlike previous generations, today's child is exposed to visual and auditory stimulation, and…

Teachers can share the wealth of literature through the art of storytelling.

This article points out the importance of pleasure and enjoyment in increasing children's motivation to read and offers suggestions on books that are interesting and exciting and also well written and fine literature. (JD)

The author gives suggestions for using literature to supplement content area study, particularly in social studies and science. Emphasis is on literature for grades five through eight. (CH)

Attempts to justify the place of real books in the beginning reading curriculum, and to suggest teaching strategies for the development of a multi-cue approach to reading. (RS)

Speeches given at the 1986 ALSC (Association for Library Services to Children) Charlemae Rollins President's Program on the nature of productive analysis of children's books are presented in three articles. The need to select books that are challenging and exciting to read is discussed, and literary and extraliterary criteria for evaluating books…

Examines the findings of effective schools research and reading research that support the view that (1) more time should be devoted to reading children's literature and (2) more than basal materials is necessary for effective instruction. Shows how teaching children's literature can improve teacher effectiveness. (SKC)

Speculates on the future of children's books in the United Kingdom. (SRT)