1. Vital role of reading in this complex society / E.T. McSwain -- 2. Meeting current reading needs -- 3. Recent developments in instructional materials / Elizabeth Graf -- 4. Using new instructional materials -- 5. Innovation in reading instruction / George D. Spache -- 6. Experimental procedures in reading -- 7. Specific trends in reading -- 8. Evaluation of innovations in reading instruction / Arthur S. McDonald -- 9. Recent developments in reading in Sweden / Eve Malmquist -- 10. Linguistics and reading instruction: contributions and implications / William F. Marquardt -- 11. Specific aspects of linguistics related to reading -- 12. Recent developments in reading instruction in the content areas / Brother Leonard Courtney -- 13. Developing competence in reading -- 14. Development of effective, flexible readers / Helen K. Smith -- 15. Developing purposeful and flexible reading -- 16. Administrative responsibilities for viewing and evaluating recent developments in reading -- 17. Present status of reading instruction / Ruth Strang -- 18. Looking ahead in reading / Helen M. Robinson -- 19. Noteworthy books published since the 1964 reading conference.
