Getting to Yes, And… | Maya Smart – ‘The Reading Crisis in America’

Kelly talks to educator Maya Smart about her new book “Reading for Our Lives: The Urgency of Early Literacy and the Action Plan to Help Your Child.”

“Alarms ring; they don’t teach. And often when an alarm rings for too long, we tune it out.” 

“Spoken words are the precursor of all precursors to reading.” 

“Praise the process.”