A paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (60th, Atlanta, November 27, 1970). (Editor)

Describes the uses of lipreading and the factors which aid the partially deaf person in acquiring it. Notes the acceptance which lipreading has gained as a valid tool of communication. Bibliography. (RW)

Advises a moratorium on readability research because of inherent problems" in readability formulae which seem to predetermine the unprofitability of research employing them. (Author/RD)

Describes how 18 teachers (in Wayland, Massachusetts), working with students at a variety of reading levels in third through sixth grades, taught reading via paperback books. (SW)

Maintains that English education must place more emphasis upon learning processes and the uses of knowledge. (SW)

Discusses Improvement through Progressive Achievement Levels in Language Arts (ImPALLA) as a new approach to the structure and content of the secondary school language arts program. (Author/SW)

Discusses necessity for meeting basic affective needs of children before schools can meet cognitive needs. Institutions unable or unwilling to accept such responsibility will force maladjusted to drop out when they are most in need of help. (CJ)

Registration for continuing medical education at McMaster University can be done for each course separately or by annual membership in a professional association. The three-year-old arrangement allows for decreased course costs, greater selectivity in course material, and increased physician motivation. (MSE)

The comments and profiles of four adult learners indicate that complex forces form a diverse population, and that institutions can build programs responsive to the individual backgrounds and motivation of this growing college audience. (MSE)

Examined whether compatible groups facilitate learning more than incompatible groups. Used peer groups to facilitate learning in college courses. Computed compatibility scores for pairs and four-person groups working together. Used examinations to measure peer group procedure effectiveness. Results did not indicate a positive relationship between…