Discusses research findings that indicate that while basic reading skills are improving noticeably at the lower grade levels, there is cause for concern about the decline in more advanced levels of reading comprehension at the higher grade levels. (Author/JG)

Argues that the middle school years are the most critical period for the individual to synthesize a rational, positive, personal value system and offers psychological insights that have implications for school organization, curriculum design, and staff preparation. (Author/JG)

The author argues that a single major model of curriculum development dominates educators. (GW)

Curriculum developers are urged to lead teachers in an effort to foster such goals for students as positive self-concepts and emotional adjustment, as well as academic achievement. (GW)

The author contends that a researcher should be a member of every school staff to enable teachers to make the classroom the site of active research. (GW)

Educational research is said to influence classroom teaching by affecting the design of curricular materials, providing a model of human learning, and furnishing data applicable to solutions of particular problems. (GW)

Teachers are encouraged to adapt their instructional programs to learners' cognitive styles, whether global or analytic. (GW)

A clear concept of the nature of curricular research is deemed essential to effective scholarship and rational decisions about research goals. (GW)

Five thinking operations are identified which secondary school teachers in all fields should be prepared to teach students with reading problems. (GW)