Well Beyond Medicine: The Nemours Children's Health Podcast
Well Beyond Medicine: The Nemours Children's Health Podcast
Nemours Children's Health
Ep. 147: Reading Is Health: The Case for Early Literacy (Part 1 of 2)
18 minutes Posted Jul 28, 2025 at 9:00 am.
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Early literacy is one of the strongest indicators of lifelong health and success – yet reading scores across the U.S. are declining at an alarming rate. In part one of this two-part series, we dive into what the latest data reveals, how the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the literacy crisis, and what actions educators and health care providers can take to reverse these trends. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Nemours Children’s Reading BrightStart! continues its mission to help every chil...