Issues related to research on children's eye movements during reading are discussed. Specifically, the following topics are addressed: (1) basic methodological issues, (2) prior research findings on children's reading, (3) research that is missing in the literature regarding children's eye movements during reading, (4) applied issues, (5) implications for practice, and (6) the potential utility of recording children's eye movements during reading when conducting future applied research. In the latter two sections, the articles in this special issue are discussed. (Contains 1 table, 2 figures, and 2 footnotes.)