SIXTEEN MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN ENGLISH MET FOR A 3-DAY CONFERENCE TO PLAN COOPERATIVE FIRST-GRADE STUDIES FOR 1964-65. CONSULTANTS IN RESEARCH DESIGN, EVALUATION, AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS WERE PROVIDED FOR SUBGROUPS WORKING ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS. SMALL SUBGROUPS PREPARED RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED AFTER DISCUSSION. SUBJECTS OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE (1) EXPECTATIONS FOR A RESEARCH COORDINATION CENTER, (2) PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPING AND CARRYING OUT OBJECTIVES OF THE CENTER, (3) PERSONNEL FOR THE CENTER, (4) COMMON DATA FOR THE PROJECTS, (5) RESEARCH DESIGN, (6) COMMON MEASURES, (7) INITIAL COMMON DATA, (8) OPTIONAL DATA, (9) ACCOUNTING FOR CLASSROOM VARIABLES, (10) ACCOUNTING FOR SCHOOL VARIABLES, (11) UTILIZATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL DATA PROCESSING, (12) STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, AND (13) CONTROL OF VARIABLES. BASED UPON THE RECOMMENDATIONS, GENERAL CRITERIA WERE SUGGESTED FOR SELECTING INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AS PARTS OF A COORDINATED STUDY. (JM)