Early Childhood Development Key to Academic Success and Well-Being
- Early childhood development and intervention
Donna Spiker, Program Manager, Early Childhood Program, Center for Education + Human Services
Over the past several years, there has been greater understanding about how the first years of life lay the foundation for life-long learning and well-being. Child development from birth to third grade is critical to skills that are built later in life. For example, skilled reading by third grade is a predictor for later achievement—as many people have commented "children learn to read so that they can read to learn." In this podcast, Donna Spiker, Ph.D., program manager of the Early Childhood Program in SRI's Center for Education and Human Services, explains how SRI researchers examine programs and policies and work to promote the healthy development of young children.
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