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Your Child's Pediatrician May Be Able To Provide Literacy Screenings

NPR | By Emily Kwong,
Daniel Ofman, John Ketchum
Published March 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM CDT

Sara Bode of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Ohio speaks with NPR's Emily Kwong about why many pediatric centers have started screening kids for literacy skills.

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John Ketchum is a senior editor for All Things Considered. Before coming to NPR, he worked at the New York Times where he was a staff editor for The Daily. Before joining the New York Times, he worked at The American Journalism Project, where he launched local newsrooms in communities across the country.

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