Abstract
A faculty seminar in reading theory was held at the Temple University of Education in Philadelphia, on May 8 and 9, 1968, sponsored by the English Section of the Division of Curriculum and Instruction. Despite the crucial need for viable theories of reading and reading instruction to provide an intelligent framework for research, this seminar apparently was the first ever held to initiate discussions aimed toward ultimate development of such theories. Five papers presented by a multi-disciplinary group of consultants gave structure and substance to the seminar discussions. Implicit in the concept of a professional seminar in reading theory is a realization that literacy is increasingly important in an age characterized by increasing use of audio-visual communications media and their so-called oracy. The five contributors are well schooled in five disciplines; all recognize the multidisciplinary nature of the content and processes involved in reading and in reading instruction; and all recognize both the critical need for a theoretical framework embracing these processes and the lack of any existing framework worthy of the name
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