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TO PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF ELEMENTARY READING INSTRUCTION, THE LOS ANGELES CITY SCHOOLS PRESENT A COMPILATION OF SELECTED REFERENCES. THE COMPILATION INCLUDES REFERENCES ON SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH, SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES, AND PROPOSALS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF READING INSTRUCTION--READING READINESS, APPROACHES TO READING INSTRUCTION, SUPPLEMENTARY READING, READING IN THE CONTENT AREAS, AND READING DISABILITIES. THE INCLUSION OF A REFERENCE DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT OF THE TECHNIQUE OR THESIS PROPOSED. FOR THE CONTROVERSIAL AREAS OF READING INSTRUCTION, STATEMENTS BY THE PROPONENTS ARE INCLUDED, AND, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, EVALUATIVE STATEMENTS ON THE ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS OF CERTAIN PROPOSALS ARE PROVIDED. REFERENCES ARE ENTERED WITH COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATIONS, A SHORT ANNOTATION, AND SOME EXCERPTS WHICH EXPLAIN THE MAIN THESIS. A LIST OF ADDITIONAL REFERENCES IS INCLUDED. (NS)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert