Suggests activities that integrate the language arts skills of listening, speaking, and writing with the reading program. (MAI)

Describes a center where teachers can meet as a staff to discuss their experiences and conduct in-service meetings. (MKM)

Argues that if reading instruction is to improve, ideas must flow freely between colleges and school districts, and that this can be facilitated by getting reading journals into the hands of practitioners. (FL)

Describes ways to involve parents in supporting quality reading instruction through communication and activities. The New Haven (Conn.) Public Schools used school book lending, newsletters, school-sponsored family nights, daytime parent visitation, and other strategies to increase parent participation. (SRT)

Suggests ways in which school personnel can keep abreast of current educational research. (MKM)

Reviews the findings of a study that asked educators and librarians about the extent and nature of censorship in their areas. Provides strategies for dealing with challenges to certain books. (FL)