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Tielen’s quarter-hour: Junior minister calls on families to practice language every day

Tielen’s quarter-hour: Junior minister calls on families to practice language every day

State Secretary for Education Judith Tielen has issued a national call for parents and grandparents to dedicate 15 minutes daily to language practice with children. This initiative comes in response to declining reading and writing skills among children in the Netherlands.

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