Abstract
Reading regularly with young children stimulates optimal patterns of brain development and strengthens parent-child relationships at a critical time in child development, which, in turn, builds language, literacy, and social-emotional skills that last a lifetime. Pediatric providers have a unique opportunity to encourage parents to engage in this important and enjoyable activity with their children beginning in infancy. Research has revealed that parents listen and children learn as a result of literacy promotion by pediatricians, which provides a practical and evidencebased opportunity to support early brain development in primary care practice. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that pediatric providers promote early literacy development for children beginning in infancy and continuing at least until the age of kindergarten entry by (1) advising all parents that reading aloud with young children can enhance parent-child relationships and prepare youngminds to learn language and early literacy skills; (2) counseling all parents about developmentally appropriate shared-reading activities that are enjoyable for children and their parents and offer language-rich exposure to books, pictures, and the written word; (3) providing developmentally appropriate books given at health supervision visits for all high-risk, low-income young children; (4) using a robust spectrum of options to support and promote these efforts; and (5) partnering with other child advocates to influence national messaging and policies that support and promote these key early shared-reading experiences. The AAP supports federal and state funding for children's books to be provided at pediatric health supervision visits to children at high risk living at or near the poverty threshold and the integration of literacy promotion, an essential component of pediatric primary care, into pediatric resident education. This policy statement is supported by the AAP technical report "School Readiness" and supports the AAP policy statement "Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and the Role of the Pediatrician: Translating Developmental Science Into Lifelong Health."
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 404-409 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Pediatrics |
| Volume | 134 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Child development
- Early brain development
- Language development
- Literacy promotion
- Reading aloud
- School readiness
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
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Literacy promotion : An essential component of primary care pediatric practice. / High, Pamela C.; Klass, Perri; Donoghue, Elaine; Glassy, Danette; DelConte, Beth; Earls, Marian; Lieser, Dina; McFadden, Terri; Mendelsohn, Alan; Scholer, Seth; Schulte, Elaine E.; Takagishi, Jennifer; Vanderbilt, Douglas; Williams, P. Gail; Gray, Lauren; Lerner, Claire; Hamilton, Barbara; Alkon, Abbey; Geronilla, Karina; Zia, Charlotte O.; VanOrsdal, Jeanne.
In: Pediatrics, Vol. 134, No. 2, 01.08.2014, p. 404-409.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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AU - Klass, Perri
AU - Donoghue, Elaine
AU - Glassy, Danette
AU - DelConte, Beth
AU - Earls, Marian
AU - Lieser, Dina
AU - McFadden, Terri
AU - Mendelsohn, Alan
AU - Scholer, Seth
AU - Schulte, Elaine E.
AU - Takagishi, Jennifer
AU - Vanderbilt, Douglas
AU - Williams, P. Gail
AU - Gray, Lauren
AU - Lerner, Claire
AU - Hamilton, Barbara
AU - Alkon, Abbey
AU - Geronilla, Karina
AU - Zia, Charlotte O.
AU - VanOrsdal, Jeanne
PY - 2014/8/1
Y1 - 2014/8/1
N2 - Reading regularly with young children stimulates optimal patterns of brain development and strengthens parent-child relationships at a critical time in child development, which, in turn, builds language, literacy, and social-emotional skills that last a lifetime. Pediatric providers have a unique opportunity to encourage parents to engage in this important and enjoyable activity with their children beginning in infancy. Research has revealed that parents listen and children learn as a result of literacy promotion by pediatricians, which provides a practical and evidencebased opportunity to support early brain development in primary care practice. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that pediatric providers promote early literacy development for children beginning in infancy and continuing at least until the age of kindergarten entry by (1) advising all parents that reading aloud with young children can enhance parent-child relationships and prepare youngminds to learn language and early literacy skills; (2) counseling all parents about developmentally appropriate shared-reading activities that are enjoyable for children and their parents and offer language-rich exposure to books, pictures, and the written word; (3) providing developmentally appropriate books given at health supervision visits for all high-risk, low-income young children; (4) using a robust spectrum of options to support and promote these efforts; and (5) partnering with other child advocates to influence national messaging and policies that support and promote these key early shared-reading experiences. The AAP supports federal and state funding for children's books to be provided at pediatric health supervision visits to children at high risk living at or near the poverty threshold and the integration of literacy promotion, an essential component of pediatric primary care, into pediatric resident education. This policy statement is supported by the AAP technical report "School Readiness" and supports the AAP policy statement "Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and the Role of the Pediatrician: Translating Developmental Science Into Lifelong Health."
AB - Reading regularly with young children stimulates optimal patterns of brain development and strengthens parent-child relationships at a critical time in child development, which, in turn, builds language, literacy, and social-emotional skills that last a lifetime. Pediatric providers have a unique opportunity to encourage parents to engage in this important and enjoyable activity with their children beginning in infancy. Research has revealed that parents listen and children learn as a result of literacy promotion by pediatricians, which provides a practical and evidencebased opportunity to support early brain development in primary care practice. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that pediatric providers promote early literacy development for children beginning in infancy and continuing at least until the age of kindergarten entry by (1) advising all parents that reading aloud with young children can enhance parent-child relationships and prepare youngminds to learn language and early literacy skills; (2) counseling all parents about developmentally appropriate shared-reading activities that are enjoyable for children and their parents and offer language-rich exposure to books, pictures, and the written word; (3) providing developmentally appropriate books given at health supervision visits for all high-risk, low-income young children; (4) using a robust spectrum of options to support and promote these efforts; and (5) partnering with other child advocates to influence national messaging and policies that support and promote these key early shared-reading experiences. The AAP supports federal and state funding for children's books to be provided at pediatric health supervision visits to children at high risk living at or near the poverty threshold and the integration of literacy promotion, an essential component of pediatric primary care, into pediatric resident education. This policy statement is supported by the AAP technical report "School Readiness" and supports the AAP policy statement "Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and the Role of the Pediatrician: Translating Developmental Science Into Lifelong Health."
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