Reading Timeline By BrittSears Jan 1, 1916 First journal article on reading disabilites Jan 1, 1920 Fisrt reading clinic opend Jan 1, 1922 First textbook devoted to remedial reading Jan 1, 1940 Roots of early learning disabilites movement Jan 1, 1950 launch of International Reading Association/ "The Reading Teacher" Jan 1, 1960 Samuel Kirk, state certification, reading diagnostic test kjhk Jan 1, 1965 ESEA- Elementary and Secondary Education Act Jan 1, 1966 First issue of Reading Research Quarterly Jan 1, 1970 Forerunner of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was begun Jan 1, 1970 Sesame Street and The Electric Company promote reading growth Jan 1, 1975 Public Law 94-142, Education for All Handicapped Children Act Jan 1, 1980 Growing closeness of reading disabled and learning disabled fields Jan 1, 1987 Failure to Learn to Read: Formulating a Policy Problem Jan 1, 1998 Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children Jan 1, 2000 National Reading Panel report published Jan 1, 2001 No Child Left Behind Act passed
