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Duncan Chapel Literacy Specialist

Early childhood professionals have long recognized the importance of language and literacy in preparing children to succeed in school. Early literacy plays a key role in enabling the kind of early learning experiences that research shows are linked with academic achievement, reduced grade retention, higher graduation rates and enhanced productivity in adult life.


Early Literacy: Policy and Practice in the Preschool YearsBy: Dorothy Strickland, Shannon Riley-Ayers