Reading Research & Reports

With the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act and other developments, the education community is routinely using research to guide decisions about reading instruction. For easy reference, Reading Rockets has gathered some of the most important research and reports here in one place. We hope this is especially useful for policymakers, researchers, graduate students, curriculum developers, school administrators, and others.

Click below for:

• Federal reports on reading issues
• A selection of reading research by topic
  • Understanding reading
  • Phonemic awareness
  • Phonics
  • Fluency
  • Vocabulary
  • Writing and spelling
  • Comprehension
  • Reading disabilities
  • Teacher education and reading instruction
  • Technology
  • English language learners
  • Reading interventions
  • Motivation
  • Preschool
  • Literacy for the New Economy
  • Summer learning and out-of-school programs
• Sources of reading research

Whenever possible, we've provided a link to a free, online version of the research article, study, or book. In other cases, you'll find a link to a publisher, journal, or online bookstore where you can purchase the resource. You may also want to check with your university or public library, which often have access to online databases and journals where research articles and reports can be found.

Please note that general and more practitioner-oriented articles on reading can be found in the Articles A-Z section.

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