Intended as a response to the call for reform of education in the United States, this volume presents theories and practical examples school personnel can use in order to bring about change in reading programs. The articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Characteristics of Exemplary Reading Programs" (S. Jay Samuels); (2) "Principles of Organizational Change" (Margaret C. Gallagher and others); (3) "Research on Implementation: What Seems To Work" (Linda Meyer); (4) "How To Overcome Barriers to Student Achievement" (Douglas Carnine); (5) "Research and Development Model for Improving Reading Instruction" (Ramona Newton Hao); (6) "A Model for School Change" (Robert Calfee and others); (7) "Helping Teachers Adapt to the Needs of Students with Learning Problems" (Irene W. Gaskins); (8) "Three Models for Helping Teachers To Help Students Learn from Text" (Harry Singer; Thomas W. Bean); (9) "Changing Teacher Behavior in Content Reading through Collaborative Research" (Carol M. Santa); and (10) "The Metcalf Project: A Teacher-Researcher Collaboration" (Robert J. Tierney and others). (ARH)