[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 213 (Wednesday, November 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59571-59572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29478]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Meeting
of the National Reading Panel
Notice is hereby given of the fourth Washington area meeting of the
National Reading Panel. The meeting will be held on Monday, November 9,
1998, from 2:00 to 6:00 PM and on Tuesday, November 10, 1998, from 8:00
AM to 4 PM. The meeting location is the Embassy Suites Hotel, 4300
Military Road, NW, Washington, D.C. 20015. The entire meeting will be
open to the public.
The National Reading Panel was requested by Congress and created by
the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development in consultation with the Secretary of Education. The Panel
will study the effectiveness of various approaches to teaching children
how to read and report on the best ways to apply these findings in
classrooms and at home. Its members include prominent reading
researchers, teachers, child development experts, leaders in elementary
and higher education, and parents. The Chair of the Panel is Dr. Donald
N. Langenberg, Chancellor of the University System of Maryland.
The Panel will build on the recently announced findings presented
by the National Research Council's Committee on the Prevention of
Reading Difficulties in Young Children. Based on a review of the
literature, the Panel will: determine the readiness for application in
the classroom of the results of these research studies; identify
appropriate means to rapidly disseminate this information to facilitate
effective reading instruction in the schools; and identify gaps in the
knowledge base for reading instruction and the best ways to close these
gaps.
The agenda for this meeting will include obtaining consensus for
the methodology to evaluate research studies, as well as reaching
agreement on a prioritized list of claims, findings, and problems that
will undergo this evaluation. A period of time will be set aside at
approximately 3:00 PM on Tuesday, November 10 for members of the public
to address the Panel and express their views regarding the Panel's
mission. Individuals desiring an opportunity to speak before the Panel
should address their requests to F. William Dommel, Jr., J.D.,
Executive Director, National Reading Panel, c/o Ms. Amy Andryszak and
either mail them to the Widmeyer-Baker Group, 1875 Connecticut Avenue,
NW, Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20009, or e-mail them to amya@twbg.com,
or fax them to 202-667-0902. Requests for addressing the Panel should
be received by November 4, 1998. Panel business permitting, each public
speaker will be allowed five minutes to present his or her views. In
the event of a large number of public speakers, the Panel Chair retains
the option to further limit the presentation time allowed to each.
Although the time permitted for oral presentations will be brief,
the full text of all written comments submitted to the Panel will be
made available to the Panel members for consideration.
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For further information contact Ms. Amy Andryszak at 202-667-0901.
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should
contact Ms. Amy Andryszak by November 4, 1998.
Dated: October 26, 1998.
Duane Alexander,
Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
[FR Doc. 98-29478 Filed 11-3-98; 8:45 am]
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