The voice of evidence in reading research

Contributions to evidence-based research / Vinita Chhabra, Peggy McCardle

The big picture : where we are nationally on the reading front and how we got here / Robert W. Sweet, Jr.

Why scientific research? : The importance of evidence in changing educational practice / Valerie F. Reyna

Scientifically based educational research : questions, designs, and methods / Jack M. Fletcher, David J. Francis

The importance of longitudinal research for early intervention practices / Barbara K. Keogh

What is a meta-analysis and how do we know we can trust it? / Harris Cooper, Kelle Reach

Clinical trials as a model for intervention research studies in education / Robin D. Morris

Teaching phonemic awareness and phonics : an explanation of the National Reading Panel meta-analyses / Linnea C. Ehri

What do we know about fluency? : Findings of the National Reading Panel / Steven A. Stahl

Vocabulary and comprehension instruction : summary and implications of the National Reading Panel findings / Michael L. Kamil

Critiques of the National Reading Panel report : their implications for research, policy, and practice / Timothy Shanahan

Science, language, and imagination in the professional development of reading teachers / Louisa C. Moats

How teachers allocate time during literacy instruction in primary-grade English language learner classrooms / Barbara R. Foorman ... [et al.]

Motivating students to read : evidence for classroom practices that increase reading motivation and achievement / John T. Guthrie, Nicole M. Humenick

Lessons learned from research on interventions for students who have difficulty learning to read / Joseph K. Torgesen

Functional brain imaging : an introduction to concepts and applications / Andrew C. Papanicolaou ... [et al.]

Neurobiologic basis for reading and reading disability / Sally E. Shaywitz, Bennett A. Shaywitz

Where does policy usually come from and why should we care? / Mengli Song, Jane G. Coggshall, Cecil G. Miskel

The accumulation of evidence : a continuing process / Peggy McCardle, Vinita Chhabra

Closing comments from G. Reid Lyon.