Educational Organizations That Play a Role in Best Practices in Education

1.  National Institute of Education (NIE) - This organization published a book called Becoming a Nation of Readers.  This book influenced the foundation for national academic standards (Anderson et al. 1985).

2.  National Council of Teachers of Education (NCTE) - The national standards have been established by this organization. 

3.  International Reading Association (IRA) - This association issued definitive standards for reading in 1996.  The associations began issuing books regarding standards and practices thereafter.  Like the NCTE, the IRA played a role in establishing the national standards.

4.  National Commission on Education and Economy (NCEE) - The NCEE has researched, examined, and cited numerous Best Practices in Language Arts.

NCEE related websites: 

http://www.americanschoice.org/schooldesign

http://www.americaschoice.org/esl

5.  National Board of Professional, Teaching Standards (NBPTS) - Attempts have been made to promote proficient teaching in language arts in the classroom; hence the standards are highly congruent with their believes of the IRA/NCTE.  These standards cover writing, speaking, listening, technology, and higher-order thinking skills.