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Director’s Testimony at the Hearing on the National Reading Panel Findings, April 13, 2000 | NICHD

Duane Alexander, Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 13, 2000, regarding the final report of the National Reading Panel. This panel was established in 1997 to review scientific literature on how children learn to read and the effectiveness of teaching approaches. The testimony detailed the panel's formation, its process of reviewing research without bias, and the significance of its findings for national literacy and economic prosperity.