„The importance of literacy behaviors in very young children is undisputed. Robust evidence suggests that deficits in key literacy precursors are associated with later challenges in reading/writing, grade retention, special education referrals, and increased school dropout rates in later years.“
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Barbara J. Jackson u. a., Assessing Pre-Literacy Behaviors in Infants and Toddlers: Psychometric Evaluation of the Infant Toddler Literacy Assessment (ITLA-3) (2022), S. 3.