Preface. I. THE FOUNDATION OF READING. 1. An Introduction to A Practical Approach to Teaching Reading. 2. Understanding the Individual Differences of Children. 3. The Classroom Teacher: Making the Reading Connection. 4. Teaching for the Love of Books: Children's Literature. 5. Emergent Literacy: Children's Early Literacy Development. 6. Word Recognition. 7. Reading Comprehension. 8. Vocabulary Expansion. 9. Reading and Study Skills I: An Emphasis on Content-Area Reading. 10. Reading and Study Skills II: An Emphasis on Content-Area Reading. II.? III. THE READING PROGRAM IN ACTION. 11. Reading Approaches. 12. Whole Language. 13. A Diagnostic-Reading and Correction Program. 14. Organizing for Instruction. 15. Special Children in the Regular Classroom. 16. Parents Are Partners in Learning. Appendix A: Bookbinding for Books Written by Children. Appendix B: Fry Readability Formula. Glossary. Index.