Last Saturday marked World Book Day, a day that celebrates reading -- one of the most effective tools of learning for young children during their formative years. Yet many children in Thailand, particularly those coming from poor and marginalised groups, are not given the tools and support they need to read and learn effectively.
The first six years of a child's life are a time of rapid change, and their early experiences directly affect their brain architecture. This provides the foundation for their future learning, health and behaviour. If children are not meeting their developmental potential in these key early years, it can have both an immediate and long-lasting impact on their futures.
