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SCCPSS summit emphasizes language-rich interactions from birth to 5 as foundation for reading
Summary
Speakers at a Birth to 5 summit linked language-rich engagement from birth through age 5 to kindergarten readiness, highlighting the Get Georgia Reading campaign and a 'Language as a Missing Link' toolkit.
Teaching reading is a science, and that science must begin long before kindergarten, summit presenters said at a Birth to 5 event tied to the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS).
Organizers and presenters at the summit urged parents, caregivers and community partners to use frequent, positive, language-rich interactions with young children to boost language development and later literacy. The event highlighted the Get Georgia Reading campaign and a “Language as a Missing Link” toolkit…
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