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)

Discusses how two questionnaires helped a middle school teacher find out what strategies her students used to choose books and whether they were making successful choices. Presents teaching suggestions based on the results of the questionnaires. (SR)

Compares the characteristics of children's books that received critical acclaim from adults and were "Children's Choices" to books that received critical acclaim only. Finds that the stylistic and structural differences between the two groups of books are more apparent than variations in themes. (RS)

Investigates the process by which books become canonized in British and U.S. schools and universities. Uses the case of George Orwell to examine the institutional and historical factors which condition the inclusion and exclusion of writer's work in Anglo-American classrooms. (SR)

Asserts that supplementary reading materials may be used successfully in undergraduate and graduate psychology courses. Reviews research into books used frequently to supplement required textbooks in college-level courses. Provides five criteria for selecting books and describes procedures for using them. (CFR)