Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and its Implications for Reading Instruction

This 480-page scientific report provides detailed information about the methodology, strategies, and scientific research used by the National Reading Panel, an independent panel formed by congress and led by the NICHD to evaluate evidence-based reading research in an effort to understand the best ways to teach reading. The National Reading Panel led to the Partnership for Reading, a collaborative effort by the National Institute for Literacy, the U.S. Department of Education, and the NICHD to bring the findings of evidence-based reading research to those with an interest in helping all people learn to read well. This report explains the methodology and scientific research used by the National Reading Panel and includes an executive summary, subgroups' methods, and detailed explanations of research methodology and the results.