This slide presentation first provides, in a concise form, background information on the Reading Excellence Act program authorized in 1998. It then presents a chart of fourth-grade reading achievement in 1998 from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. It also outlines some findings from reading research and lists the six dimensions of…

This progress report on the work done by the National Reading Panel, established at the request of Congress, addresses the research done regarding children mastering essential reading skills and the need for early intervention. It gives a list and short biography of the 14 panel members and discusses logistics of the panel. The paper presents…

According to this study using both physiological and word recognition error criteria to ascertain students' reading frustration level, repetitions should be counted as errors to obtain authentic reading level scores on informal reading inventories. (TO)

A fourteen-item test designed to measure knowledge of the meanings of words used in directions for non-prescription medication was constructed to illustrate the use of criterion-referenced measurement in reading. (TO)

Presents a method of identifying an oral response and attempts to identify the base reference used by the person responding to the oral stimulus. (Author/RB)

Discusses some of the problems facing educational researchers of children's literature. (RB)

The latest of the national surveys of educational progress has produced some provacative findings about the reading ability of young Americans. (Editor)