US: National Early Literacy Panel releases report

Early-Literacy findings unveiled

Education Week  January 9, 2009

In findings on reading, some surprises

Christian Science Monitor  January 9, 2009

In the report "Developing Early Literacy," the National Early Literacy Panel identifies the skills it found to be precursors to later reading
success, including alphabet knowledge, the understanding of the sounds
associated with letters, vocabulary, and the ability to write
individual letters and remember information.  The panel also found strong evidence that such skills are best learned in "small-group, short, targeted activities."

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