Articles in this journal issue focus on reading acquisition and instruction. The titles and authors are as follows: (1) "10 Good Ways to Involve Parents in the Reading Program," by Nickolas Criscuolo; (2) "A Parent Guide for Helping the Child with A Reading Disability," by Frederick Duffelmeyer and Dale Baum; (3) "Promoting a Good Attitude toward Reading," by Leslie Anne Perry; (4) "Basic Skills: 'We Cannot Return If We Haven't Left,'" by Ann Shea Bayer; (5) "Writing as a Language Education Issue: How Should It Be Taught and What Should Be Emphasized," by Susanne Nicholai and Jeanne Ehlinger; (6) "Report: Wisconsin Secondary Reading Programs," by the Secondary Committee of Wisconsin State Reading Association; (7) "Articles Too Good to Miss: An Annotated Guide of Readership Choice," by Jerome Harste, Karin Dahl, and Diane Stephens; (8) "Metacomprehension," by Sally Standiford; and (9) "Which Study Techniques Are Most Effective in Promoting Retention of Information?" by Russ Burgett. (HTH)