[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3965-3966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1688]


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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 Washington D.C. area meeting of the 
National Reading Panel. The meeting will be held on Monday, January 31, 
2000, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The meeting location is the National 
Institutes of Health, Building 31, C Wing-Conference Room 6, 9000 
Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20816. 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 
is studying 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 is building on the findings presented by the National 
Research Council's Committee on the Prevention of Reading Difficulties 
in Young Children. Based on these findings and the National Reading 
Panel's own 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 discussion and final 
acceptance of the reports by The National Reading Panel. A period of 
time will be set aside at approximately 3:00 PM on Monday, January 31 
for members of the public to address the Panel and express their views 
regarding the Panel's mission.

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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 Mr. Patrick Riccards and either mail them 
to the Widmeyer-Baker Group, 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Fifth Floor, 
Washington, D.C. 20009, or e-mail them to [email protected], or fax 
them to 202-667-0902. Requests for addressing the Panel should be 
received by January 27, 2000. 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 Mr. Patrick Riccards at 202-667-
0901. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such 
as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, 
should contact Mr. Patrick Riccards by January 27, 2000.

    Dated: January 13, 2000.
Duane Alexander,
Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
[FR Doc. 00-1688 Filed 1-24-00; 8:45 am]
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