The articles in this collection approach the theme of "Reading in the Age of the Computer" in a variety of ways. Topics covered in the 26 articles include the following: (1) children, school, and computers; (2) new kinds of electronic learning environments; (3) the personal computer for creative learning and thinking; (4) going beyond rote and drill with computers; (5) narrative artistry in a new medium; (6) the LOGO language; (7) a personal computer writing curriculum; (8) college reading programs in the age of the computer; (9) development and use of computer-based learning materials; (10) evaluating software programs in reading; (11) outstanding effective classrooms; (12) reading and what children write; (13) how Shakespeare's contemporaries looked at education; (14) universal themes in folktales; (15) integrating reading and writing through grammar; (16) children's cognitive processing of television, radio, and books; (17) the use of sign language to supplement reading acquisition; (18) the development of graphic representation for American sign language; (19) assessment of children's communicative competence; and (20) the ideal environment in a neighborhood school. (HTH)