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Surveys Reveal Lessons Learned during Pregnancy

Surveys of 204 pregnant women in our Prenatal Project show that, after attending at least one of our workshops, ...

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Lessons about Babies’ Brains, Language Skills for Mothers-To-Be

Delivered through Prenatal Project

By Marguerite Alpert
Books for Babies Coordinator

Bruna Fortunato’s journeys from Brazil and to pregnancy have not been easy.

When the 25-year-old first came to this country four years ago to make a better life for herself, she ...

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Reading Difficulty in Young Children Linked to Later Trouble with Law

By Stell Simonton – excerpted from Youth Today | July 18, 2016

Every young life starts out with promise, and the adults who love a child yearn for that child to have a bright future.

But what if a simple barrier ...

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The Lifesaving Power of Books

Reading aloud — from a book — can help close the health equity gap

US News & World Report

By Dr. John Hutton March 30, 2016

The image was riveting. Like an X on a treasure map, the orange-yellow spot on a series of ...

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Kids Who Aren’t Ready for Kindergarten May Suffer Long-Term Consequences

Study finds such youngsters more likely to be held back, or even expelled by fourth grade

WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Children entering kindergarten need to be socially and behaviorally ready for school or they may struggle in later grades, ...

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The Superior Social Skills of Bilinguals

SundayReview – The New York Times

By KATHERINE KINZLER MARCH 11, 2016

BEING bilingual has some obvious advantages. Learning more than one language enables new conversations and new experiences. But in recent years, psychology researchers have demonstrated some less ...

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