Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)

U.S. Department of Education (ED)

• No Child Left Behind
• Partnership For Reading
• Reading First

The following national organizations are members of the "Working Partners Group." Supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), and the U.S. Department of Education (ED), these education, business, and government organizations are involved in the National Reading Excellence Initiative by offering their counsel and assisting in efforts to reform and improve reading instruction in the nation's classrooms. They were selected because they collectively represent educators, principals, administrators, parents, business leaders, and policymakers.

• Achieve
• American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education
• American Association of School Administrators
• American Federation of Teachers
• American Library Association
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Council for Basic Education
• Council of Chief State School Officers
• International Reading Association
• Learning First Alliance
• National Alliance for Business
• National Association of Elementary School Principals
• National Association of State Boards of Education
• National Center for Family Literacy
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
• National Education Association
• National Governors' Association