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Sowing Seeds of Literacy Through Language Development with Dr. Jennifer Zuk
63 min
Published on Sep 17, 2026
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More in this webinar series:
- Language Is Literacy: Why Oral Language Drives Reading and Writing Success with Dr. Pamela Snow
- A Key First Step to Literacy: Early Risk Identification in Pediatric Practice with Dr. Shelley Gray and Dr. R.J. Risueño
- Integration of Reading and Writing: Comprehension and Composition with Nancy Hennessy and Julia Salamone
- Scaffolding Complext Text: Building Langauge, Comprehension, and Student Thinking with Dr. Mitchell Brookins
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