I worry desperately about those children who haven't been read to, who don't know the front of a book from the back of a book.
Rosa DeLauro: “I worry desperately about those children who haven't been read to, who don't know the front of a book from the back of a…”
On the recordMarch 9, 2011
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DeLauro expresses concern for children lacking early reading experiences.
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