"Continuing conference theme: Reading, the process of creating meaning for sensed stimuli."--T.p.

Towards authenticity / Herbert Kohl -- Literacy instruction of students of diverse backgrounds / Kathryn H. Au -- Recognition of merit award / Sandra Cisneros -- Many voices : cultural diversity through poetry / Julia Candace Corliss -- How should children's literature committees select authentic stories? / Lynn Fox -- Anti-bias lens : creating authentic images through dialogue / Christine Lamm ... [et al.] -- The hidden worlds of sexual minorities, violence, and transgressive educational practices / Lourdes Arguelles -- Gay and lesbian issues in the classroom / Peter M. Nardi --Authentic images of childhood / Lil Thompson -- What I learned from Lil Thompson / Gay Collins -- The joy of learning with Lil Thompson / Rosina Spitzer -- The challenge of diversity in the Pacific Islands of Micronesia / Marily Salas, Velma Sablan, Rosa Paloma -- African American picture books / Juel Ann Moore -- Educating students to appreciate the diverse society of which they are a part : a review of selected Pan African folktales / James E. Shaw.