Reading-Research Chief Takes Collaborative Approach
High-profile predecessor had political clout, but divided community.
There have been fewer headlines heralding the work of the child-development and -behavior branch at the National Institutes of Health in the two years since G. Reid Lyon, its high-profile former chief, left his federal job for the private sector.
For Peggy McCardle, who succeeded the influential reading guru in 2005, requests for guidance from the White House and Congress, as well as rebukes from critics—both common during Mr. Lyon’s tenure—are rare.
It’s not that the branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development that sponsors reading research is any less vital. It’s that Ms. McCardle’s tenure has been decidedly more low-key than that of her imposing and controversial predecessor. And some observers say that reflects the changing tone of the national debates over...
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