BC-1 Report of the National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read
This comprehensive report explains the methodology and scientific research used by the National Reading Panel (NRP) in its effort to assess the best ways to teach children to read. The Panel's thorough research on reading instruction was conducted by five subgroups, which focused on (1) Alphabetics, (2) Fluency, (3) Comprehension, (4) Teacher Education and Reading Instruction, and (5) Computer Technology and Reading Instruction.

BC-2 Engaging Parents in Education: Lessons from 5 Parental Information and Resource Centers
Identifies innovative and successful education programs across the country that are closing the achievement gap and helping to reach the goal of every child reading and doing math at grade level by 2014. This publication describes how Parent Information and Resource Centers and their partnering organizations have been pursuing the goal of increased parent involvement and parent-educator partnerships, especially in the context of No Child Left Behind with its push to improve schools and close the achievement gap.

BC-3 Questions Parents Ask About Schools
Research-based tips for parents that provide both practical guidance and valuable information about a range of topics.

BC-4 The Condition of Education 2008 in Brief
This publication numbers the indicators sequentially, rather than according to their numbers in the complete edition. This sample includes indicators in the following areas: 1) participation in education; 2) learner outcomes; 3) student effort and educational progress; 4) contexts of elementary and secondary education; and 5) contexts of postsecondary education.

BC-5 What Content-Area Teachers Should Know About Adolescent Literacy
Helps address middle and high school classroom teachers’, administrators’, and parents’ immediate need for basic information about how to build adolescents’ reading and writing skills. This report summarizes some of the current literature on adolescent literacy research and practice, and suggests some methods of building adolescent reading and writing skills in the classroom; to the extent possible, recommendations are evidence-based.

BC-6 How to Help Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen (Spanish)
Provides information about the values and skills that make up character and good citizenship and what parents can do to help their children develop strong character. This booklet suggest activities that parents and their school-aged children can do to put those values to work in their daily lives, and tips for working with teachers and schools to ensure that they work together to promote the basic values that they want their children to learn and use.