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After a hard day of work, a parent reading a bedtime story to their child might feel too tired and stressed to think of questions that could spark insightful conversations about the story with their child. But these conversations—which scholars call dialogic reading—are critical to literacy development. They strengthen children’s reading comprehension and vocabulary, as well as their love of reading. What if there was a mobile app that could help these families?

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Vanderbilt researchers develop AI-based app to strengthen children’s literacy skills

TN-SOARING is hosting a four-session virtual speaker series focused on follow-up care for NICU graduates.

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TN-SOARING Speaker Series on developmental follow-up care for NICU graduates begins Aug. 22