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1 Early Literacy 2 Family Involvement 3 Access to Books 4 Expanded Learning 5 Mentoring PartnershipsEARLY LITERACYP roviding children strong Literacy education in the Early years leads to better outcomes later on. Campbell, Ramey, Pungello, Sparling, & Miller, 2002 Children who are routinely read to day in and day out and immersed in rich talk about books and the various activities in which they are engaged thrive. And those children with less exposure to books face tougher learning challenges in school and beyond (Campbell et al., 2002; Dickinson, McCabe, & Essex, 2006; Neuman & Celano, 2006).Brian Gallagher is the Acting Executive Director of Reach Out and Read, a program that promotes Early Literacy and school readiness in pediatric exam rooms nationwide by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud. Reach Out and Readunderstands both the advantages of Early reading experiences as well as what s lost when children are deprived:The brain develops faster than any other time between the ages of zero and three.

instruction. Providing children strong literacy education in the early years leads to better academic outcomes and reading success later on (Campbell et al., 2002). Therefore, it seems evident that involvement in rich language and literacy experiences at home and in the community creates tremendous opportunities for the child.

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