Early Literacy Promotion in the Digital Age.

Pediatr Clin North Am

Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, 117 Encina Commons, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

Published: October 2015

School readiness and educational success is strongly mediated by early literacy skills. In both exam-room and community-based settings, child-health providers can affect the trajectory of early literacy by implementing evidence-based, culturally appropriate interventions that support child development, parenting skills, and child-caregiver interaction. Despite limited research on the subject, these interventions should also attend to the evolving role of digital-media exposure (both positive and negative) on the developmental health of children.

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