Papers in this yearbook cover a variety of topics in the field of language arts instruction, such as creative writing instruction, reading assessment from a Whole Language perspective, journal writing, and strategies for modifying commercial reading materials. Papers and their authors are as follows: (1) "Let's Get Creative about Creative Writing in Language Arts Methods Courses" (B. J. Bush); (2) "Journals with A Purpose: Reading, Writing, and Thinking" (K. S. Daves and M. E. Jones); (3) "Making Curriculum Connections: The Centrality of Language Arts" (J. K. Hultquist); (4) "Relationships of Children's Stories to Reading Achievement: A Longitudinal Perspective Grades One to Six" (M. Ice); (5) "Reading Lesson Redesign: Strategies and Guidelines for Modifying Commercial Reading Materials" (S. Macaul); (6) "Multicultural Education for Reading and Language Arts Educators" (L. P. Rivera); (7) "The Developmental Growth of Meaning Vocabulary as Measured by Tests of Listening and Reading Vocabulary" (L. V. Rodenborn); (8) "Literary Gaps Invite Creative Interaction" (J. Watson); (9) "A Report of Attitudes of Secondary Education Students Enrolled in a Required Reading in the Content Areas Course" (R. J. Weimer); (10) "From Product to Process: Reading Assessment from a Whole Language Perspective" (J. W. Woodley); and (11) "The Low Reading Group: An Instructional and Social Dilemma" (L. M. Schell). (MM)