literacy

Management

• pediatricians should
  • 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