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Survey finds low-income children more likely to watch TV than read a book

Jun 21, 2013, 4:15 PM 0

LatinaLista — A person, no matter how old they are, can count on their fingers to help them add and subtract but there’s no body part that can be used to help someone read. Reading comes from recognizing letters,…

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Macy’s and RIF partner in new campaign to promote children’s literacy

Jun 30, 2009, 10:13 AM 0

It is a fact that Hispanic children represent slightly more than 20 percent of all children under age five in the United States and yet, only 14 percent of Latino fourth-graders and nine percent of eighth-graders can read at…