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Teaching Children to Read | Video, 2nd Edition

NEW! Clips from the National Reading Panel Video are available for online viewing.

The "Teaching Children to Read" video highlights the main points of the National Reading Panel's comprehensive report on reading instruction. The video explains research-based findings through classroom applications with real students. The video also contains clips of NRP members explaining the rationale behind their conclusions.

This video is ideal for parents, teachers, and anyone concerned about reading instruction and how to better teach children to read.

Full-Length version: This 20-minute video comes in VHS format and is available free from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Information Resource Center.

Order Full-Length Version of Video

Abbreviated version: You can also view an 8:51-minute streaming version, download a zipped video file and save it to your computer, or read the text-only version of the "Teaching Children to Read" video.

Streaming Video

To view the video online, you will need Real Player. Real Player is free and easy to install.

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Downloading Video

Real Player: 56k | Broadband

Downloading Instructions*

Follow the directions below to download the video to your machine for repeated use.

PC users:

  • Right mouse click on the link for the video you would like to download.
  • A menu will appear. In Netscape choose 'Save Link As' and in Internet Explorer 'Save Target As'.
  • Create a folder on your desktop called 'video' and save all videos to one folder.
  • Locate the folder and choose 'Save'.
  • Once the file has finished saving, double click the file to view the video.

Mac users:

  • Hold down the 'control key' and click with the mouse on the link for the video you would like to download.
  • A menu will appear. In Netscape choose 'Save this Link as' and in Internet Explorer choose 'Download Link to Disk'.
  • Create a folder on your desktop called 'video' and save all videos to one folder.
  • Locate the folder and choose 'Save'.
  • Once the file has finished saving, double click the file to view the video.

*Zip files are used to reduce the download file size process by compressing the files for a quick download. To view the downloaded video, PC users will need WinZip and Mac users will need StuffIt.

NRP Publications
& Materials

Teaching Children to Read—Summary Report of the NRP

Teaching Children to Read—Reports of the Subgroups

Teaching Children to Read—Video, 2nd Edition

1999 NRP Progress Report

Citation Examples

Other Publications

Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read

Put Reading First: Helping Your Child Learn to Read

No Child Left Behind

 
 
 
 
Link to Order form for Reports and Video
Teaching Children To Read