Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)

U.S. Department of Education (ED)

Table of Contents

Letter to Dr. Duane Alexander, NICHD Director from Dr. Donald N. Langenberg, NRP Chairperson

Section 1: Background

• Introduction
• The Importance of Early Intervention
• Societal Costs
• How Much Do Children Read?
• The Reading Wars
• Reading Research
• Next Steps

Section 2: The National Reading Panel

• Members of the Panel
• Staff of the Panel
• Charge to the Panel

Section 3: Accomplishments to Date

• Panel Meetings
• Regional Meetings
• Subgroups

Section 4: What the Public Told Us

• Research What is Valid?
• The Gold Standard: Scientific Rules of Evidence
• Establishing a High Degree of Confidence in the Research Base
• Reading Research: Cast the Net Broadly
• Panel Urged to Avoid Skirting Tough Issues
• Teachers: The Missing Voice
• Teachers As Researchers
• Obstacles to Teaching Success
• Effective Reading Instruction and Goals: Some "Big Ideas"
• Stepping Stones for Reading: From Phonemic Awareness to Comprehension
• Striking a Balance in Reading Instruction
• Early Identification of Weaknesses
• Reading: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach that Requires Systemic Change
• Successful Reading—A Lifelong Learning Experience
• Reading: There’s No Single Magic Bullet
• One Size Does Not Fit All
• Professional Development: The Cornerstone of Reading Achievement
• More Resources Are Needed to Improve Teacher Professional Development
• Parents and Reading: A Child’s First Teacher
• The Value of Volunteers
• Special Needs: No Child Benefits from a "Wait and Fail Model"
• The Paramount Task: Dissemination of Findings and Successful Practices
• Effective Programs Can Serve as Models for Dissemination Strategies

Section 5: Methodology

• Introduction
• Conceptualization of Research Questions and Problem Identification Procedures
• Search Procedures
• Source of Publications: The Issue of Refereed and Non-Refereed Articles
• Orders of Evidence and Breadth of Research Methods Considered
• Coding of Data
• Data Analysis
• Expected Outcomes

Section 6: The Job Ahead

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NRP Publications
& Materials

Teaching Children to Read—Summary Report of the NRP

Teaching Children to Read—Reports of the Subgroups

Teaching Children to Read—Video, 2nd Edition

1999 NRP Progress Report
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Letter
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Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6

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