[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45251-45252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22717]
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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 third Washington area meeting of the
National Reading Panel. The meeting will be held on September 10, 1998,
in the Phillips Ballroom of the Radisson Barcelo Hotel, 2121 P Street,
NW, Washington, DC 20037. The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. and is
expected to adjourn at 4:00 p.m. 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
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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.
This meeting will focus primarily on reviewing preliminary
literature searches by subpanels and finalizing search criteria and
research evaluation standards. A period of time will be set aside at
approximately 3:00 p.m. for members of the pubic 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 by
August 31, 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.
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 August 31, 1998.
Dated: August 13, 1998.
Duane Alexander,
Director, National institute of Child Health and Human Development.
[FR Doc. 98-22717 Filed 8-24-98; 8:45 am]
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