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literacy
Management:
- pediatricians should [1]
- counsel parents that reading aloud with their young children on a daily basis can enhance their social & emotional development & help prepare them to learn early language & reading skills
- educate parents about developmentally appropriate, enjoyable reading activities for their children
- provide at-risk children (low-income families) with developmentally, culturally, & linguistically appropriate books during well visits
- offer informational materials to parents to support literacy efforts, including information about programs at public libraries & the AAP's literacy toolkit
References
- Council on Early Child Literacy Promotion: An Essential
Component of Primary Care.
Pediatric Practice.
Pediatrics; originally published online June 23, 2014
PMID: 24962987
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/06/19/peds.2014-1384.full.pdf+html
- American Academy of Pediatrics
Literacy Toolkit
http://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/Literacy-Toolkit/Pages/default.aspx
- Reach Out & Read
http://www.reachoutandread.org