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Reading development begins at birth! Some adults think that learning to read does not start until children go to school. However, even babies can begin to acquire the skills essential to reading. Their experience with spoken language and with different reading materials all contribute to the development of these skills.

How do I stop my baby from having anxiety on the first day of Nursery school or Kindergarten? There may be nothing you can do to stop this totally natural survival and growth mechanism from taking place. Yes, some children run into class on their first day of school without looking back or even a wave goodbye. Others cry for a day or two and yet others take a week or two. There are even children who take a month or more to get over their anxiety of separating from a caregiver or getting used to a new environment.