Relatively little attention has been given to the use of magazines in the classroom, in contrast to the amount of attention given to the use of newspapers, for example. Yet, the number of magazines continues to increase in the United States, and surveys indicate that high school students read many of them. The surveys also indicate that there is a low correlation between magazines read by students and magazines found in high schools. Such a situation need not exist if an imaginative teacher utilizes the students' reading interests to meet their reading needs through magazines in the classroom. Periodicals can be used to individualize instruction and to give attention to nearly all facets of reading. References are included. (MD)