Opinion: Reading success depends greatly on what happens before school
Children need exposure both to vocabulary and grammar -- in very large quantities.

Date: Jul 14, 2010
Source: Portland Press Herald, Portland, ME
By: Sue Reed

The precursor to reading success is exposure to a lot of language and literacy from birth to 5 years of age: at home, in child care, in preschool or Head Start. It is also the best time to intervene when a child has not been exposed to high-quality language and literacy environments.

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