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Sioux City Schools introduces child literacy information campaign

The Sioux City School District says fewer than two in every five Sioux City preschoolers are academically ready for pre-k. That's a number that preschools can't raise on their own, so the school district is introducing something called "Prime Age to Engage." it's a program designed to encourage parents to become more involved in their child's education from the time they're born. Experts say 80% of a child's brain is developed by the time they're three years old. That jumps to 95% by the time they're six. Many parents don't take advantage of this highly developmental time in their child's life. The program says the four ways to introduce language to your before preschool-aged child is talk, play, read, and sing. These four methods combined will present a child with more opportunity to learn before they enter school.

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SCCSD chosen for new Digital Equity program

School may be out and students are enjoying a few months off, but Sioux City's teachers are still working hard. Sioux City schools have been chosen to join a small number of districts to be apart of the new Digital Equity program. The program focuses on districts who are in rural parts of the country and have a significant percentage of high needs student and now they are just one of two districts that have been chosen for a case study.

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