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How did we get to the point where many parents believe they must formally teach reading to their children before they begin school? Professor Hollis Scarborough of Rutgers University in New Jersey, an expert on reading and reading failure, gives us some perspective when she writes, “As recently as 20 years ago, learning to read was not thought to commence until formal instruction was provided in school. Accordingly, reading disabilities were largely considered to be an educational problem with no known antecedents at earlier ages. It is now abundantly clear that reading acquisition is a process that begins early in the preschool period, such that children arrive at school having acquired vastly differing degrees of knowledge and skill pertaining to literacy.”

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Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Golinkoff

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Jeff Johnson

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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.