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Are You Closing Or Widening The Word Gap? The Answer Might Surprise You! - Brookes Blog | Vocabulary instruction, Words, Language experience
Partners In Learning - Some children hear about 21,000 words a day, others hear 6,000 or fewer. By age 3, that difference becomes a substantial word gap that predicts future success. The
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