The first five years of a child’s life are extremely important.  So important, in fact, that 90 percent of their brain is developed by age 5!  Every word that a child hears will help them to develop vocabulary, put concepts together and build stronger brain connections. 

The vocabulary, attention span and general knowledge in a child ages 3-4 is a good predictor of how well a child in 3rd or 4th grade will do with reading comprehension.  Luckily, there are many things parents can do to help children with those reading skills.

• literacy
• early childhood

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