Judith Meyers was a guest on a WICC-AM radio show highlighting CHDI's IMPACT on the connection between social and emotional development and early literacy and language skills. Click here to listen to the interview.
CT by the Numbers published an in-depth article titled "Link Literacy and Social-Emotional Skills to Improve Children's Success in School, Report Urges.", which is based on the IMPACT.
Click here for a blog on ways Campaign for Grade-Level Reading communities can connect literacy and social-emotional health to improve school-readiness among low-income children.
Learn more about our work to promote good infant and early childhood mental health
Reading proficiency rates for Connecticut 4th graders (Nation's Report Card)
This report explores the interplay between young children's social-emotional development and early literacy and language skills. It seeks to elevate awareness of the connections between these essential competencies and accelerate actions by states and communities to advance children's readiness for school and successful educational achievement.
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