The essays in this book represent the substance of the 40th annual Claremont Reading Conference, the theme of which was "Reading, Thought, and Language," Among the nineteen essays included are "Cognitive Development and Reading" by David Elkind; "Behavioral Objectives and Teaching Instruction" by Herbert Simons; "Toward Personal Growth through Reading" by David Greene; "Realism in Children's Books" by Robert Burch; "How Should the Culturally Different Child Be Taught to Read? by Sarah Moskovitz; "Diverse Aspects of Language Development as Related to Reading" by Alice Paul; "Discovering Thinking by Listening to Language" by John Regan; and "Reading and the Home Environment" by Albert H. Koppenhaver. (TS).