Wisconsin hosts EPIC Annual Meeting

Reach Out and Read Wisconsin hosted its 2025 Annual Meeting on Friday, Oct. 24 at Epic Headquarters in Verona. The meeting was the largest-ever attended, with nearly 150 in attendance. It was a day of connection, growth, and community. Everyone left the meeting inspired and they cannot wait to continue this important work with each other.…

When Distance Is No Barrier — Reading Across Lines of Service

United Through Reading in action: An enlisted father recorded himself reading a book so that his son can
use his copy to read “together.”

This Veterans Day, Reach Out and Read honors military families by sharing the story of a partnership that bridges miles and moments through the power of reading. …

Reading: Just What the Doctor Ordered

A Pediatrician’s Guide to Early Literacy, Healthy Relationships, and Brain Development

Dr. Terri McFadden, MD, FAAP — Reach Out and Read Georgia’s Medical Director and a member of our National Board — is now a monthly contributor to Psychology Today.…

Reach Out and Read Names Barefoot Books a Preferred Vendor, Expanding Access to Inclusive, Bilingual Titles for Millions of Children

Collaboration will put “powerful tools directly into the hands of families, nurturing connection, curiosity, and lifelong learning from the very start.”

Barefoot Books, an award-winning independent children’s publisher, has been selected as a preferred vendor for Reach Out and Read, the national nonprofit redefining early childhood health and literacy by integrating reading into pediatric care.…

Building Bridges

On October 1, Reach Out and Read NW was pleased to welcome Washington State Representative Lisa Parshley and Kevin Snow (on behalf of Representative Beth Doglio) to South Sound Pediatrics. During the visit, clinic staff talked about the importance of the children’s book as a tool to model, mentor and connect with families during routine well-child visits, and how the Reach Out and Read model supports that work. …

Sen. Claire Wilson Visits Pediatrics Northwest to See Reach Out and Read in Action

Reach Out and Read was pleased to welcome Washington State Senator Claire Wilson, longtime champion of children and families to Pediatrics Northwest, Federal Way on Wednesday September 10.  Senator Wilson saw first-hand how clinicians and families coming together over shared reading sparks healthy relationships and early literacy in a two-generation approach. …

The importance of parents reading to kids

(FOX 5 Atlanta)

Local clinicians with Reach Out and Read Georgia says storytime is one school supply no child in the Peach State should go without, but new numbers show a steep drop in the number of parents reading to their kids.…

RX for Summer Reading

(FOX10 News)

Rx for Summer Reading is our way of keeping families connected to books and each other all summer long. For 16 years now, we’ve used fun, engaging stories to encourage families to read together—starting as early as a baby’s first doctor visit.…