Well Beyond Medicine: The Nemours Children's Health Podcast
Well Beyond Medicine: The Nemours Children's Health Podcast
Nemours Children's Health
Ep. 148: Reading Is Health: The Case for Early Literacy (Part 2 of 2)
22 minutes Posted Aug 4, 2025 at 9:00 am.
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Early literacy is one of the strongest predictors of lifelong health and success – yet reading scores across the U.S. are falling at an alarming rate. In part two of our series on early literacy and health, we highlight Nemours Children’s Reading BrightStart!, a proven, science-based program celebrating 20 years of impact. Reading BrightStart! supports children from birth through first grade with early literacy curricula, educator training, and family resources – helping more young learners b...