Sharing concerns and interests of New York State educators in the improvement of literacy, this annual journal raises educational issues such as current thoughts about literacy instruction, educators' roles, literacy in its many forms, college-community literacy partnerships, and recommended reading materials. Articles in the journal are "Who Does What? Rethinking the Roles for Instructional Support Staff" (Richard L. Allington and Patricia Cunningham); "Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning: Voices from English" (Jacqueline L. Marino); "Using the Internet as a Medium for Multicultural Fieldtrips" (Joseph E. Zimmer); "Dialogues about Literacy Education in Russia" (Linda Pratt); "Reading and Television: A Parent's Role in Molding a Child's Future" (David N. Berg); "On the Importance of Real Reading and Writing with ESL College Students" (Effie Papatzikou Cochran); "Discuss, Talk amongst Yourself: Lessons from the Delaney Sisters" (Rose Reissman); "Reader Response: Toward an Evolving Model for Teaching Literature in the Elementary Grades" (Robert W. Blake); "Three Children, Three Stories of School Literacy: Ira, Ani and Caitlin" (Anne McGill-Franzen and others); "Parental Beliefs in Promoting Emergent Literacy for Children with and without Disabilities" (Leslie K. Goldenberg); "Students' Use of Imagery for Understanding in Individualized and Shared Readings of a Short Story" (Bonnie C. Konopak and others); "Developing Children's Phonemic Awareness: How and Why" (Donna M. McDonald); "Learning from Teacher-Research: Journal Writing with Kindergarten Children" (Marilyn S. Clarke); "Non-Ability Grouped and Multi-level Instruction in Fourth Grade: An Application of the Winston Salem Project" (Cynthia J. Grau); "The Ark: Making a Space for Self-Esteem, Literacy and the Arts" (Mary Theresa Streck); "University-School Partnerships as Active, Thriving Havens for Mentorship" (Barbara R. Peltzman and Grace M. Dondero); "A Response to Lives on the Edge" (Jay Murnane); "Penury, Pedagogy and Politics: Another Reaction" (Gregory W. Brooks); "Using Culturally Responsive Materials and Approaches: One Program Designed for Mexican Americans" (Benjamin Salazar); and "Spanning the World on the Wings of Books: Our Choices for 1995," summarizing the recommendations of the NYSRA Children's Literature Committee for 1995. (RS)