About this episode

Dr. Joe Abraham discusses the benefits of reading to children starting in the prenatal period.

For many of us, reading to a child feels like a cherished bedtime ritual. But what if the benefits begin long before birth? In this fascinating episode of Discover Lafayette, we visit with Dr. Joe Abraham, physician, research biologist, award-winning author, former president of the Lafayette Parish Library Foundation, and president of the Acadiana Educational […]

People in this episode

Host: Jan Swift

Guest: Dr. Joe Abraham

Topics covered

• reading
• child development
• prenatal education
• literacy
• parenting

Keywords

• reading
• children
• prenatal
• education
• literacy
• parenting
• Dr. Joe Abraham

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lafayette Parish Library Foundation, Acadiana Educational

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