Associations
Reading Associations We Recommend: National Right To Read Foundation
The National Right to Read Foundation (NRRF) was established on
January 8, 1993. The mission of NRRF is to return comprehensive,
scientifically-based reading instruction and good literature to
every elementary school in America.
Much progress has been made toward this goal. Exactly nine years
from the day NRRF was established,
President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 that
included the Reading First program.
This program reflects the findings of decades of reading
research, as summarized in the National Reading
Panel report released in April 2000. Through Reading First, the
Congress provides more than $1 billion
each year for needy schools to implement the findings of
reading research. A comprehensive approach
to teaching students to read, as stated in the Reading First
law, includes explicit, systematic
instruction in these five areas: phonemic awareness, phonics,
vocabulary development, fluency,
and comprehension. Explicit and systematic instruction in
phonics is a non-negotiable component
of comprehensive reading instruction.
National Right to Read Foundation
Since 1956, IRA has been a nonprofit, global network of individuals and
institutions committed to worldwide literacy. More than 70,000 members
strong, the Association supports literacy professionals through a wide
range of resources, advocacy efforts, volunteerism, and professional
development activities. Our members promote high levels of literacy for
all by:
Improving the quality of reading instruction
Disseminating research and information about reading
Encouraging the lifetime reading habit
The Mission of the International Reading Association is to promote
reading by
continuously advancing the quality of literacy instruction and research
worldwide.
International Reading Association
Scientific American, March 2002
Memberships start as low as $30 a year!
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