The NICHD and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) hosted roundtable discussions of experts in teacher training and child and adolescent development research. This scientific report summarizes the discussions and describes the major issues faced by teachers and schools related to the relevance of child and adolescent development research to teacher preparation practices. The information in this report was current at the date of publication, but has not been updated. The document is provided for historical purposes only.

The primary focus of the Iron and Malaria Project is to establish best practices with regard to preventing and treating iron deficiency in populations that live in regions where malaria and other infections are endemic. The report includes comprehensive reviews of three core research areas, mechanisms, biomarkers, and intervention, within the context of iron deficiency in malaria-endemic regions.

This publication summarizes the report of the National Early Literacy Panel and examines the implications of instructional practices used with children and addresses issues of instructional practices for young children so that parents and teachers can better support emerging literacy skills. The National Early Literacy Panel was supported by the National Institute for Literacy, the NICHD, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Office of Head Start to examine the implications of instructional practices used with children from birth through age 5 years. The information in this report was accurate at the time it was published, but it is not being updated. The publication is provided for historical purposes only.

This publication is the full report of the National Early Literacy Panel and examines the implications of instructional practices used with children and addresses issues of instructional practices for young children so that parents and teachers can better support emerging literacy skills. The National Early Literacy Panel was supported by the National Institute for Literacy, the NICHD, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Office of Head Start to examine the implications of instructional practices used with children from birth through age 5 years. The information in this report was accurate at the time it was published, but it is not being updated. The publication is provided for historical purposes only.

This publication summarizes the Report of the National Early Literacy Panel and examines the implications of instructional practices used with children and addresses issues of instructional practices for young children so that parents and teachers can better support emerging literacy skills. The National Early Literacy Panel was supported by the National Institute for Literacy, the NICHD, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Office of Head Start to examine the implications of instructional practices used with children from birth through age 5 years. The information in this publication was accurate at the time it was published, but it is not being updated. The publication is provided for historical purposes only.

On June 17-18, 2002, the NICHD and other agencies convened a multidisciplinary group of experts to discuss the measurement and assessment of learning and development in early childhood and priorities for measures development. The information in this report was current at the date of publication, but has not been updated. The document is provided for historical purposes only.

This 22-page scientific report describes the findings from the 2005-2006 survey of the Health Behavior of School-Age Children (HBSC) project, a World Health Organization cross-national study of adolescent health, health behaviors, and the family, school, and social-environmental contexts for these health behaviors.

This fact sheet describes the NICHD's Human Placenta Project, a research effort aimed at understanding the placenta. The Project aims to develop tools and methods to safely study the placenta in real-time to learn more about this link between mother and fetus. Findings from the Human Placenta Project could enable health care providers to fix problems with the placenta before they negatively affect a pregnancy.

This 33-page scientific report summarizes the findings of the National Reading Panel, an independent panel formed by congress and led by the NICHD to evaluate evidence-based reading research in an effort to understand the best ways to teach reading. The National Reading Panel led to the Partnership for Reading, a collaborative effort by the National Institute for Literacy, the U.S. Department of Education, and the NICHD to bring the findings of evidence-based reading research to those with an interest in helping all people learn to read well. The information in this report was accurate at the time it was published, but it is not being updated. The report is provided for historical purposes only.

This 480-page scientific report provides detailed information about the methodology, strategies, and scientific research used by the National Reading Panel, an independent panel formed by congress and led by the NICHD to evaluate evidence-based reading research in an effort to understand the best ways to teach reading. The National Reading Panel led to the Partnership for Reading, a collaborative effort by the National Institute for Literacy, the U.S. Department of Education, and the NICHD to bring the findings of evidence-based reading research to those with an interest in helping all people learn to read well. This report explains the methodology and scientific research used by the National Reading Panel and includes an executive summary, subgroups' methods, and detailed explanations of research methodology and the results. The information in this report was accurate at the time it was published, but it is not being updated. The report is provided for historical purposes only.