What are the best things that parents and caregivers can do to help prepare their children to succeed on a kindergarten readiness assessment — specifically in terms of early literacy?

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What are the best things that parents and caregivers can do to help prepare their children to succeed on a kindergarten readiness assessment — specifically in terms of early literacy?

Answer:

Reading Rockets has great videos on this topic (from their PBS Launching Young Readers series):

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