Close the Word Gap and Build Stronger Brains with Language Nutrition
Differences in the size of a child’s vocabulary first appear at 18 months—and are correlated with education and income. Dana Suskind, author of the book “Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain,” offers a more comprehensive look at the word gap and what it means for student success.
Words and interactions are...
Third-grade Literacy’s Enormous Impact on Life
Third-grade literacy has an enormous impact on a child’s life. Research indicates that third grade is a critical turning point for students. A child who can read on grade level by third grade is four times more likely to graduate by age 19 than a child who does not read proficiently by that time.
In Delaware, as many as 46 percent of third...
Early Learning is a Better Investment than the Stock Market
Experts equate a $4-$9 return for every dollar spent on high-quality early learning programs for low-income children.
But that’s just the beginning.
Nobel laureate James Heckman writes more about the benefits of investing in pre-K in his research paper The Lifecycle Benefits of an Influential Early Childhood Program. NPR talked to...