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"Raising Readers" is a new 8-minute video starring parents and their young children. Though common everyday activities, the video shows fun and easy ways to build strong muscles for getting young children ready to read. The video clearly demonstrates listening games and writing tasks that research shows makes a difference in preparing children for reading success. When parents and children watch the film together, the fun and learning begin!

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This video was produced by Jean Ciborowski Fahey, Ph.D, Education Director of the South Shore Hospital Reading Partnership in Weymouth, Massachusetts and Early Literacy Research Specialist at Reach Out and Read national office in Boston.

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