Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
http://www.cast.org

CAST is “an educational, not-for-profit organization that uses technology to expand opportunities for all people, including those with disabilities.” Conducts research and develops software (e.g., Bailey's Book House, Scholastic's WiggleWorks). A good source of brain research linked to reading problems.

Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA)
http://www.umich.edu/~ciera/

Database, research summaries, an “Educators @ Work” area, and more related to early reading development.

National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement (CELA)
http://cela.albany.edu

Information about the activities of CELA, “dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of English and language arts. CELA's research seeks to learn what elements of curriculum, instruction, and assessment are essential to developing high literacy and how schools can best help students achieve success.”

National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL)
http://literacyonline.org/ncal/index.html

Based at the University of Pennsylvania, NCAL offers a strong collection of resources in the area of literacy research. Also includes information on publications and software.

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
http://www.oise.on.ca/

Part of the University of Toronto, OISE maintains a site that offers an extensive network of resources, programs, and workshops.

Research Reports from the National Research and Development Centers
http://research.cse.ucla.edu/

Makes available more than 600 reports (HTML or PDF formats) from the 12 U.S. federal research and development centers.