When working with policymakers, make the NRC report accessible to people without reading backgrounds. Consider the State's standards development and articulation of standards. Link this report to the standards the State has invested in. Address investment at the policy level, the state level and move down. This information has many implications for allocation of resources.
Resources affect implementation.
Teachers need to use an integrated, coherent approach. The greatest challenge is how to group for flexible, instructional grouping. It's important to put resources into early grades, not third grade and above where the high stakes accountability is. Research shows it's easier to help children at earlier stages. The state department of education should work with Head Start, and with all day care providers.