[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30008-30009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14495]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development;
National and Regional Meetings of the National Reading Panel
Notice is hereby given of five regional meetings and one national
meeting of the National Reading Panel. The regional meetings will be
held on May 29, 1998, in Chicago, Illinois; June 5, 1998, in Portland
Oregon, June 8, 1998, in Houston, Texas; June 23, 1998 in New York
City, New York; and July 9, 1998, in Jackson, Mississippi. The national
meeting will be held July 24, 1998, in Bethesda, Maryland. The regional
meeting in Chicago will take place at Illinois Room at the Chicago
Circle Center (CCC), University of Illinois at Chicago, 750 South
Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60607. The Chicago meeting will begin at
9:30 a.m. and is expected to adjourn at 4:00 p.m. The entire meeting
will be open to the public. The precise times and sites for the other
meetings listed will be published when the plans for the meetings at
those sites are finalized.
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
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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 purpose of the meetings of the Panel will be to provide an
opportunity for interaction between the Panel members regarding the
Panel's charge and to receive input from experts and the general public
regarding that charge. Through these interactions the Panel hopes to
make its task clear to others while gaining useful input from those it
intends to inform. A period of time will be set aside 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.,
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, DC 20009, or e-mail them to amya@twbg.com
or fax them to 202-667-0902. Requests for addressing the Panel should
be received as soon as possible. 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.
For further information contact Ms. Amy Andryszak 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 as soon as possible.
Dated: May 26, 1998.
Duane Alexander,
Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
[FR Doc. 98-14495 Filed 6-1-98; 8:45 am]
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