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Achievement Gap

Age-Appropriate Book Selection

Award-Winning Books

Charleston County First Steps

Concept Development

Digital Learning

Diversity and Individual Differences/Autism Spectrum

Early Intervention

Elaboration: labelling/open-ended questions

Emergent Literacy/Pre-Reading Skills: 

  • Concept of Print
  • Rhyming
  • Phonemic Awareness
  • Repetition
  • Alliteration
  • Letter Knowledge
  • Creativity/Imagination

Language Development

Love of Reading/Print Motivation

Number Sense and counting

Reading Aloud/Best Practices

Regular Reading Practice

Evidence-Based/Research

Separation Anxiety

Social-Emotional Development/Bonding/Self-Regulation

Tips and Activities

Vocabulary 

Writing Development


























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