The proposed research agenda for reading builds upon a number of recent efforts to summarize the knowledge base in the field of reading. These efforts include the National Research Council report on Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children, the Report of the National Reading Panel, and the recently published edition of the Handbook of Reading Research. More information about these initiatives can be found at the following links:

• Handbook of Reading Research, Volume III

• Report of the National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read

• Committee on the Prevention of Reading Difficulties in Young Children