Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
 Prepared by the National Research Council
This expansive report examines factors that put children at risk for poor reading. It explores in detail how literacy can be fostered from birth through kindergarten and the primary grades, including evaluation of philosophies, systems and materials commonly used to teach reading. Available online.

Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success
Prepared by the National Research Council
This book builds on the findings reported in Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children. It identifies the most important questions and explores the authoritative answers on the topic of how children can grow into readers. Available online.

National Reading Panel Report on Research-Based Approaches to Reading Instruction
by the National Reading Panel
Funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health
This report, released in April 2000, reports on scientific research-based reading instruction and its readiness for application in the classroom. A companion video and an additional subgroup report are also available.

Reading Programs That Work: A Review of Programs from Pre-Kindergarten to 4th Grade
by Dr. John Schacter
Funded by the Millken Family Foundation
This publication reports on which reading programs are proven to be effective, joining the research behind why children fail to read with research on effective solutions to reverse this failure. It includes analyses of 35 different reading programs and their impact on student achievement.

Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA)
 Funded by the US Department of Education
This center conducts and reports on effective early reading instruction. It also conducts training for teachers.

Current Practice Alerts
Produced and funded by the Council for Exceptional Children
The Alerts series is a joint initiative sponsored by two divisions of the Council for Exceptional Children"the Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD) and the Division for Research (DR). The purpose of the initiative is to provide timely and informed judgments regarding professional practices in the field. Each Alert offers a review of what is known about a current or emerging practice intended for individuals with learning disabilities.

What Works in Classroom Instruction
Prepared by the Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)
This publication seeks to provide educators with instructional strategies that research shows have the greatest likelihood of positively affecting student learning. Designed to be used by K-12 classroom teachers, building-level administrators and central office administrators. Available in PDF.

An Educator's Guide to Schoolwide Reform
Prepared by the American Institutes for Research
Funded by several education organizations
This report examines the claims for 24 schoolwide approaches.