Provides directions to help teachers identify and articulate their assumptions about the teaching of reading. (Author)

Discusses a document structure called "nested lists" which allows an increased amount of information to be presented in a fixed amount of space while also maintaining its usability. (RS)

Identifies simple, well-formed lists as the basic building blocks of most documents. Examines six characteristics of such lists. (RS)

Summarizes the history of Newspaper in Education (NIE) Week. Notes that NIE curriculum ideas for the 1988-89 school year focus on critical thinking skills, and are available through local reading councils or newspapers. (MM)

Suggests book report questions, covering the hierarchy of thinking skills on one 5" by 8" index card. (MM)

Muses over and responds to several "letters" regarding top 10 lists for reading teachers, political correctness, best sellers, and Howard Gardner on drill and discipline. (SR)

Offers step-by-step instructions for rewriting reading material which is too difficult for secondary students who are reading at a second or third grade level. (JM)

Describes the use and advantages of a computer version of the Gunning Fog Index. Presents the program for input and use on a Radio Shack TRS-80 computer. (HTH)

Provides a microcomputer program that will calculate readability levels using Rix, a new, short readability formula. (FL)

Presents a dramatic skit which suggests why Johnny can't read. (RB)

Tells how to teach students to follow directions in six different situations, thus improving reading skills. (RB)

Reviews the literature in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) about reading instruction for Spanish-speaking students. (KS)

Acknowledges the influence of Arthur I. Gates, Marion Monroe, and Donald D. Durrell on the author's views about remedial reading. (DD)

Discusses ways to use bar charts and line graphs to present comparative information in a flexible manner. Includes activities designed to review how the different characteristics of charts and graphs relate to different document structures. (RS)

Argues that graphs and charts are cases of document structures introduced in previous columns: combined lists, intersecting lists, and nested lists. Explores pie charts and various aspects of bar charts as they relate to other document structures presented in this series. (RS)