Autor/-in: A. M. Houston

A. M. Houston trained as a nurse and midwife and then focused on public health by training as a health visitor. She worked in the National Health Service in the UK for many years. A.M. Houston became interested in health research and left frontline practice to concentrate on community and family health and completed her PhD at King¿s College London.   Dr. A.M. Houston returned to frontline community service and developed a special interest in child development, early learning, developing practice and most of all helping families with their pre-school children.  Throughout her early years¿ work, A. M. Houston passionately believed in the importance of reading to pre-school children as a valuable initial part of a child¿s progress into education.