Selected, annotated bibliographies of research in the teaching of Engl
ish appear in the May and December issues of RTE. In general, the item
s selected for inclusion in each bibliography are dl awn from the diss
ertation abstracts in DAI and from articles or books published from Ju
ly to December preceding the May issue and from January to June preced
ing the December issue. Annotations of items from DAI are based on the
abstracts; annotations of other items are based on the full texts of
those items. We ask readers to call our attention to published researc
h we may have overlooked inadvertently and to notify us of newly publi
shed books containing research in the areas covered by the bibliograph
y for possible inclusion in the review.