THE READING COMMITTEE SHOULD GUIDE THE TOTAL READING PROGRAM. THE READING CONSULTANT FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK ESTABLISHED BY THE READING COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE SHOULD PROVIDE THE CONSULTANT WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF READING IN THE DISTRICT--DISTRICT TEST RESULTS, TEACHERS' BACKGROUNDS, INDIVIDUAL STUDENT RECORDS, BOOK INVENTORIES, AND CURRENT READING PRACTICES. ON THE BASIS OF THIS DATA, THE STATUS OF THE READING PROGRAM CAN BE DETERMINED, AND NEEDED CHANGES CAN BE INITIATED. THE SUCCESS OF THE READING COMMITTEE DEPENDS UPON THE COOPERATION OF EVERYONE INVOLVED. THIS PAPER WAS PRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE (SEATTLE, MAY 4-6, 1967). (BK)