(WABE News)
Dr. Terri McFadden says it’s never too early to encourage children to read. She wants parents to not only read to their children, but to also sing and talk to them as well.
McFadden is a pediatrician at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding and a professor of pediatrics at Emory University. She earned her nickname, Georgia’s ‘Godmother of Literacy,’ by promoting childhood literacy to improve pediatric health and development. McFadden does this work as a medical director at Reach Out and Read Georgia, an initiative that provides books to children during their doctor’s appointments and empowers parents and caregivers with the support they need to foster early literacy.
On Thursday’s edition of ‘Closer Look,” Dr. McFadden talked with show host Rose Scott about her decades-long work to transform the lives of children through books and her ongoing efforts to close Georgia’s literacy gap for young readers.
Listen to the full conversation on WABE News here.
Also: ‘Godmother of Literacy’ Talks Reach Out and Read Georgia (Atlanta News First)
