Increasing Social-Emotional Connections in Families

Reach Out and Read is pleased to announce the award of a grant to support an innovative and exciting opportunity to increase and expand our impact on young children and their families. Generous funding from Einhorn Collaborative is supporting a collaborative initiative with a vision to embed the promotion of positive parent-child interactions into the standard care of pediatrics and other settings where families receive parental guidance in the US.…

Make a Gift, Give a Book on #GivingTuesday

“Oh we love books,” said a four-year-old Reach Out and Read recipient during her little brother’s well-child check, just after both were given Reach Out and Read books.  She then voraciously proceeded to dive into her book excitedly. Her 18-month-old brother observed and copied her actions and excitement.…

5 Reading Tips to Make Every Page Count

Sophie is two years old, and she is learning 2-4 new words a day. Sophie’s favorite word as a 2-year-old might be “no” but you never hear her say “no” when her dad scoops her up into his lap along with her favorite book, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, for reading time.…

Moments that Matter – One grandparent’s story

Grandparents can play a unique and significant role in nurturing the health and wellbeing of a child. A grandparent provides unconditional love and connection that is often nurtured in the same way the grandparent built the relationship with their own son or daughter – through treasured moments spent reading together.…

Building Strong Hearts and Minds – the Impact of Reach Out and Read

I was recently speaking with one of our Reach Out and Read medical champions who mentioned how much she “loves giving out a book” during her youngest patients’ check-ups.  It was clear, as it so often is, how joyful this experience is, not only for the clinician but for the families who get to “take home the book.” …

Filling the Book Void in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, Florida

Reading oases are sprouting in the 11 highest-need zip codes in Miami-Dade County and across Broward County this year, where Reach Out and Read medical providers will experience no book distribution gap at our medical sites. Thanks to recent partnerships from the Frederick A.…

Allscripts Supports Literacy and Children

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions LLC proudly supported Reach out and Read as the beneficiary of its annual conference: Allscripts Client Experience (ACE).

Allscripts is a global leader in healthcare IT with over 30 years of experience, providing physician practices, hospitals, and other healthcare providers with practice management and electronic health record technology.…

New Affiliate in the Bay Area

The Bay Area is a place of extreme inequality; the likelihood that a child will experience success varies dramatically by zip code, income level, and race/ethnicity. To give every child a chance for success, Reach Out and Read is proud to have been an integral part of the Bay Area’s early health and development efforts for over 20 years.…

Residency Training Promotes the Growth of Reach Out and Read

Since 1989, Reach Out and Read has experienced a long and steady program growth that has been largely driven by medical providers learning about Reach Out and Read during their residency training and then seeking to carry it forward wherever they go next.…