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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments & Members of the National Reading Panel
Chapter 1: Introduction and Methodology (PDF - 105 KB)
Chapter 2: Alphabetics
      Part I: Phonemic Awareness Instruction (PDF - 936 KB)
      Part II: Phonics Instruction (PDF - 931 KB)
Chapter 3: Fluency (PDF - 296 KB)
Chapter 4: Comprehension
      Executive Summary & Introduction (PDF - 106 KB)
      Part I. Vocabulary Instruction (PDF - 228 KB)
      Part II: Text Comprehension Instruction (PDF - 502 KB)
      Part III. Teacher Preparation and Comprehension Strategies Instruction (PDF - 394 KB)
Chapter 5: Teacher Education and Reading Instruction (PDF - 374 KB)
Chapter 6: Computer Technology and Reading Instruction (PDF - 116 KB)
Minority View (PDF - 61 KB)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service National Institutes of Health National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NIH Pub. No. 00-4754 April 2000