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Reid Lyon, Ph.D.

Dr. G. Reid Lyon is the former Chief of the Child Development and Behavior Branch within the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at the National Institute of Health (NIH). In this position he was responsible for the direction, development, and management of research programs in reading development, cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, behavioral pediatrics, language and attention disorders, and human learning and learning disorders.

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Response by Reid Lyon to: Use of phonics overrated as way to learn to read

I believe strongly that Reading First is helping millions of kids learn to read and I am constantly reviewing data that tells me that significant improvements in reading skills are being achieved. But as a co-author of the Reading First legislation, I am biased. The program has been beset with allegations of corruption and conflicts of interest and a recent study ostensibly found that Reading First funding did not produce significant gains in reading comprehension over and above those achieved in schools not funded with reading First dollars.

The Continued Need for Reading First

By Reid Lyon and Patrick Riccards
Columnists EdNews.org
The old adage tells us, if it doesn't kill you, it only makes you stronger. Now, as we acknowledge five years of Reading First, the component of the No Child Left Behind law that focuses on early reading, and begin exploring the reauthorization of this important program, there is no question it has received far more slings and arrows than virtually any other education initiative in the history of our nation. Even before it became law, individuals and organizations lined up hoping to block the law, and then dilute the law, then muddle the law, and, finally, repeal the law. Why?

Reading Disabilities: Why Do Some Children Have Difficulty Learning to Read? What Can Be Done About It?

by G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D. - The National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) considers that teaching and learning in today’s schools reflect not only significant educational concerns, but public health concerns as well.

White House Early Childhood Cognitive Development Summit

G. Reid Lyon
Good morning. I want to take this opportunity to thank the First Lady, Mrs. Laura Bush, Secretary Paige and Secretary Thompson for their extraordinary leadership and inspiring dedication to one of the most important goals set forth by this administration

Measuring Success: Using Assessments and Accountability to Raise Student Achievement

As we follow thousands of children with reading difficulties throughout their school careers and into young adulthood, these young people tell us how embarrassing and devastating it was to read with difficulty in front of peers and teachers, and to demonstrate this weakness on a daily basis.

Education Research and Evaluation and Student Achievement: Quality Counts

Dr. Reid Lyon - Mr. Chairman, historically, education research has not had a significant impact on educational policies and classroom instructional practices. The reasons for this persistent gap between the guidance that education research hopefully provides and the teaching practices that teachers use on a day to day basis are many, but three stand out.

Overview of Reading and Literacy Initiatives

I am Dr. Reid Lyon, the Chief of the Child Development and Behavior Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health. I am pleased to have the opportunity to present to you information about the results of the extensive research that our Institute has supported on the process of learning to read in our Nation's schools.

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