In 1955 the International Council for the Improvement of Reading Instruction and the National Association for Remedial Teaching merged to form the International Reading Association. Works by these bodies are found under the following headings according to the name used at the time of publication: International Council for the Improvement of Reading Instruction. National Association for Remedial Teaching (U.S.) International Reading Association. SUBJECT ENTRY: Works about these bodies are entered under the name resulting from the merger. Works limited in subject coverage to the pre-merger period are entered under the name of one or more of the original bodies.