Saturday state education officials will hold a workshop in Albany on developing literacy for toddlers and infants.
The program is part of a larger statewide effort to develop language skills in children under the age of three. The Department of Early Care and Learning launched the Program for Infant and Toddler Care about three years ago.
The program trains teachers on how to foster language development in young children. Dr. Laura Johns is a director with the program. She says the first step is getting teachers to recognize how infants and toddlers communicate.
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