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early childhood pedagogy with regard to each of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Age and developmentally appropriate 
Head Start academic requirements and out-
comes, including the domains in 641A(a)(B). 
‘‘(B) Differences in the type, length, mix 
and intensity of services necessary to ensure 
that children from challenging family and social 
backgrounds including: low-income children, 
children of color, children with special needs, 
and children with limited English proficiency 
enter kindergarten ready to succeed. 
‘‘(C) Appropriate assessments of young 
children (including systematic observation as-
sessment in a child’s natural environment, and 
parent and provider interviews) for purposes of 
improving instruction, services, and program 
quality, and accommodations for children with 
disabilities and appropriate assessments for 
children with special needs (including needs re-
lated to the acquisition of the English lan-
guage). 
‘‘(D) An evaluation of the current and ap-
propriate uses of the National Reporting Sys-
tem developed by the Secretary.
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‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The panel shall consist of 
multiple experts in each of the following areas: 
‘‘(A) Child development and education, in-
cluding cognitive, social, emotional, physical, 
approaches to learning, and other domains of 
child development and learning. 
‘‘(B) Professional development, including 
teacher preparation, to individuals who teach 
young children in programs. 
‘‘(C) Assessment of young children, includ-
ing screening, diagnostic and classroom-based 
instructional assessment; children with special 
needs, including children with disabilities and 
limited English proficient children. 
‘‘(3) 
TIMING.—The 
National 
Academy 
of 
Sciences and the Board shall establish the panel not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of the School Readiness Act of 2005. The panel shall 
complete its recommendations within 18 months of 
its convening. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION
OF
PANEL
RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—The recommendations of the panel shall be 
used as guidelines by the Secretary to develop, in-
form and revise, where appropriate, the Head Start 
education performance measures and standards and
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the assessments utilized in the Head Start pro-
gram.’’. 
(e) STUDY OF STATUS OF LIMITED ENGLISH PRO-
FICIENT CHILDREN.—Section 649 of the Head Start Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9844) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i) LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT CHILDREN.— 
‘‘(1) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the School Readiness Act of 
2005, the Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
status of limited English proficient children and 
their families in Head Start programs and Early 
Head Start programs. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare 
and submit to Congress, not later than September 
2008, a report containing the results of such study, 
including information on— 
‘‘(A)(i) 
the 
demographics 
of 
limited 
English proficient children less than 5 years of 
age and the geographical distribution of such 
children; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of such children receiving 
Head Start services and the number of such 
children receiving Early Head Start services,