What does NRP stand for?

The book is one of five professional development books, each addressing one major component of literacy instruction identified by the National Reading Panel (2002).

The five key components of a reading program identified by the National Reading Panel (2000)--phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension--are as important for children who read braille as they are for children who read print.

The National Reading Panel (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2000) found a strong correlation between students' phonological awareness and later reading development.

The Development of Phonemic Awareness An analysis of reading research studies conducted by the National Reading Panel (2000) revealed the critical role of phonemic awareness in later reading success.

Fluency Fluency is identified as one of the "big 5" building blocks of proficient reading identified in the report of the National Reading Panel (NRP, 2000).

Patrick Riccards, who was a senior adviser to the National Reading Panel, which reported on best practices in reading instruction, said he was disappointed to learn of RMC's role in the evaluation.

Interestingly, also in 2006, the National Council on Teacher Quality (Walsh, Glaser, & Wilcox, 2006), analyzed syllabi and textbooks assigned in reading methods courses in the United States and found that only 15% of the teacher education institutions sampled actually taught all the components of the science of reading, as identified by the National Reading Panel (NICHHD, 2000).

The National Reading Panel led directly to the federal Reading First program.