Readability in distance learning, the cloze procedure as a means of assessing readability, and the preparation of distance learning materials are addressed in the following 14 conference papers: "Some Suggestions for Improving the Reading/Comprehension Skills of Students at a Distance" (Jean Anderson); "Student Response to the Presentation of Advanced Studies for Teachers' Unit Study Guide Material" (John McLellan); "Summarising the Literature on Readability" (Marianne Tremaine); "Readability Formulas and When to Use Them" (Graham Wagner); "Measuring the Readability of School Textbooks" (Lois Templer); "Applying the Cloze Procedure in Practice" (Diana McRae and Felicity O'Connor); "Ways of Varying the Blanks When Using the Cloze Procedure" (Graham Wagner); "Creating a Context for Understanding and Interpreting Cloze Results" (Marianne Tremaine); "Using the Results from Cloze Testing to Improve Technical Correspondence Institute Assignments" (Nola Holmes); "Correspondence School Courses: A Personal View" (Gilbert Hadfield); "Preparing Courses for the WEA Trade Union Postal Education Service" (Dorothy McGray and Heather Mulholland); "The Production Process for Study Guides at Massey University" (Terry Povey); "Course Development at the Technical Correspondence Institute" (Peter Wilkinson); and "Layout and Legibility of Printed Materials" (Terry Povey). A conference review by Donald Bewley is included. (LMM)