US childhood literacy rates are lagging. Pediatricians could be part of the solution
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Juri Sleet, 4, picks up a book from a kit given to families at Linden Primary Care Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital, while Crystal Webb, a kindergarten readiness coordinator talks with Sleet's grandmother, Quintina Davis, about the literacy screening, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jessica Phelps)Juri Sleet, 4, holds a pair of books after completing a literacy screening at Linden Primary Care Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jessica Phelps)Carneshia Edwards, Lead Kindergarten readiness coordinator at Nationwide Children's health at Nationwide Children's hospital photographed at Linden Primary Care Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jessica Phelps)Juri Sleet, 4, works with Crystal Webb, a kindergarten readiness coordinator at Linden Primary Care Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jessica Phelps)Dr. Sara Bode is the Medical Director of Children's Health at Nationwide Children's hospital photographed at Linden Primary Care Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jessica Phelps)
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Juri Sleet, 4, picks up a book from a kit given to families at Linden Primary Care Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital, while Crystal Webb, a kindergarten readiness coordinator talks with Sleet's grandmother, Quintina Davis, about the literacy screening, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jessica Phelps)
