Needs, Materials, Curiosity: A Difficult Combination.

Yeshiva University, New York. ■ The ideas presented here result from more than six years of intellectual cohabitation as teachers of reading. We have worked these years with innercity adults preparing for college level studies the so-called open-admissions students and have come to the realization that today's college reading programs are failing to treat their students honestly. They are trying to teach reading artificially. We believe that individualized in-