Offers guidelines for teaching children how to read critically and how to judge the authenticity and accuracy of fictional biographies and diaries. (FL)

Describes the rationale and methods used in Mexico for developing and using bilingual materials for both primary school students and adults. Presents a modification of the system that is designed to improve native-language skills while teaching English as a second language. (FL)

Argues that a reading program must focus on teaching what it is attempting to teach--reading--and that the extent to which the language strand contributes to reading ability is the extent to which it is justifiable in the reading program. (FL)

Reports the findings of a longitudinal study of the impact of literacy on the occupations and schooling of students who were judged to be low reading readiness in first grade. (FL)

Offers an annotated list of more than 30 books in English that deal with Hungary and its people. (FL)

Presents guidelines devised by the Ad Hoc Committee on Copyright Law, a coalition of nonprofit organizations representing education, libraries, and scholars, concerning the off-air recording of television programs for educational use. (FL)

Presents suggestions from five contributors including how to develop middle school students' library skills, teaching early reading through materials from a fast food restaurant chain, and ways to conduct student evaluation of teachers. (FL)

Outlines the characteristics of a good mystery and then suggests titles that would be of interest to young readers. (FL)

Examines the arguments against the indiscriminate use of readability formulas. (FL)

Disputes the contentions mabe by Bruno Bettelheim concerning the state of reading and reading instruction in the United States. (FL)

Reports the results of a survey revealing that a lack of communication between teachers and administrators may be the primary reason teachers rely on commercially prepared reading materials. (FL)

Reports data gained from observations and interviews with reading teachers and administrators in Mexico concerning teacher experience, classroom environment, teaching methods, and materials used in reading instruction. (FL)

Reviews picture books published from 1960 through 1980 to determine how they portrayed grandparents. Concludes that older adults are dealt with in many different ways in such books. Provides a list of books appropriate for primary school children that present positive images of grandparents. (FL)

Argues that giving students a reading test that is above or below their levels of achievement will yield inaccurate information. (FL)

Describes a reading/writing program that allowed second grade students who were poor readers to invent their own spellings for words as they wrote. Concludes that the program led students to write more, request more help with spelling, and feel better about their writing. (FL)