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.

This packet, which includes a 1-day training guide and presentation, a 2-hour training guide a presentation, printed materials for additional training activities, and a Resources disk with additional training materials that facilitators can print themselves, helps facilitators train others about ways to reduce the risk for SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant death among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) babies. This item is part of the Healthy Native Babies Project, a collaboration among the NICHD, Native organizations, and representatives from five Northern Tier Areas: Aberdeen, Alaska, Billings, Bemidji, and Portland. The Project represents an outreach arm of the Safe to Sleep campaign (formerly the Back to Sleep campaign) focused on getting safe sleep messages into AI/AN communities.

This packet, which includes the Healthy Native Babies Project Workbook, Healthy Actions for Native Babies Handout, Toolkit disk, and Tooklit User Guide, describes ways to reduce the risk for SIDS among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) babies. This item is part of the Healthy Native Babies Project, a collaboration among the NICHD, Native organizations, and representatives from five Northern Tier Areas: Aberdeen, Alaska, Billings, Bemidji, and Portland. The Project represents an outreach arm of the Safe to Sleep campaign (formerly the Back to Sleep campaign) focused on getting safe sleep messages into AI/AN communities.

This 1-page handout shows a safe infant sleep environment and lists ways to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related deaths among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) babies. This item was created as part of the Healthy Native Babies Project, a collaboration among the NICHD, AI/AN organizations, and Tribal representatives focused on sharing safe sleep messages with and within AI/AN communities.

Media-Smart Youth Upgraded: Eat, Think, and Be Active! is an interactive afterschool education program that helps young people ages 11 to 13 understand the complex media world around them and how it can influence their health, especially in regard to nutrition and physical activity. The Media-Smart Youth program is now retired. This online version of the packet is available for your convenience. It is not being updated.

This packet includes everything needed to conduct full day and half day train-the-trainer sessions for Media-Smart Youth Upgraded: Eat, Think, and Be Active!--an interactive afterschool education program that helps young people ages 11 to 13 understand the complex media world around them and how it can influence their health, especially in regard to nutrition and physical activity. The Media-Smart Youth program is now retired. This online version of the packet is available for your convenience. It is not being updated.

This single-page fact sheet provides background on the NICHD's Media-Smart Youth Upgraded: Eat, Think, and Be Active! program, an interactive afterschool education program that helps young people ages 11 to 13 understand the complex media world around them and how it can influence their health, especially in regard to nutrition and physical activity. The Media-Smart Youth program is now retired. This online version of the fact sheet is available for your convenience. It is not being updated.

This eight-panel brochure is part of 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 brochure, which is based on the findings of the National Reading Panel, describes activities that parents can do with their children to improve reading skills. The NICHD can provide only single copies of this item at this time.

This 58-page booklet is part of 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 booklet, which is based on the findings of the National Reading Panel, describes the findings of the National Reading Panel, provides analysis and discussion of reading instruction, and suggests implications for the classroom. 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.

Este librito de 70 páginas incorpora más de 20 años de investigaciones sobre la crianza de los hijos que el NICHD ha realizado o apoyado. El librito le ofrece pautas que le pueden ayudar a tener éxito como madre o padre de familia. El librito también incluye historias sobre cómo los padres aplican estas pautas en su vida diaria, en niños desde recién nacidos hasta los 14 años de edad.