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A former refugee from Vietnam, education advocate David Chiem says preschoolers are the perfect age to begin learning pre-literacy skills.

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Published 15 August 2019 7:45pm

By Tom Stayner, Felicity Davey

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How young is too young to learn to read?

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A former refugee from Vietnam, education advocate David Chiem says preschoolers are the perfect age to begin learning pre-literacy skills.

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