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Connecting the community through literacy. (2019, October 30). Local Broadcast Video Content, NA.

Mississippi offers a statewide community literacy campaign, Mississippi Reads One Book. This program occurs in the month of October and gets students and their families excited about reading.

Esmaeeli, Z., Kyle, F. E., & Lundetra, K. (2019). Contribution of family risk, emergent literacy and environmental protective factors in children's reading difficulties at the end of second-grade. Reading and Writing, 9 , 2375. doi:10.1007/s11145-019-09948-5

This article identifies possible factors that may lessen the likelihood of developing reading difficulties.

Chapter in Early Childhood Cognitive Development: Cognitive Development and Reading, Parents and Children Collaborate in the Classroom to Build Literacy. K. Choinacky. SAGE Publications, Ltd. 2015. Length:00:02:00

Teepe, R. C., Molenaar, I., Oostdam, R., Fukkink, R., & Verhoeven, L. (2019). Helping parents enhance vocabulary development in preschool children: Effects of a family literacy program. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 48 , 226–236. doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.03.001

This study revealed family literacy programs could positively affect children's receptive vocabulary. Technology-enhanced literacy learning requires additional support.