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    Pediatricians Screening Kids for Reading Skills

    Nationwide Children's Hospital leads initiative to detect reading challenges early through routine checkups

    Nationwide Children's Hospital Screens Kids for Literacy at Age 3

    Early intervention aims to boost childhood reading skills in Columbus, Ohio

    Pediatricians Aim to Boost Childhood Literacy in Columbus

    Nationwide Children's Hospital screens kids as young as 3 to catch reading struggles early

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    Nationwide Children's Hospital Screens for Early Reading Ability

    Pediatric hospital aims to identify and address literacy struggles in young children

    Feb. 25, 2026

    Pediatricians Aim to Boost Childhood Literacy Rates in Columbus

    Nationwide Children's Hospital starts screening kids as young as 3 to identify reading struggles early on.

    Feb. 18, 2026

    Ohio Adopts Uniform Kindergarten Age Cutoff

    New statewide standard replaces local district flexibility on enrollment eligibility.

    Feb. 9, 2026

    Ohio Awarded $14.7M to Boost Kindergarten Readiness

    Grant will fund technology upgrades, training, and support services to strengthen the child care-to-kindergarten pipeline.
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