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Reach Out and Read Launches Pennsylvania Affiliate to Expand Early Literacy Through Pediatric Care Statewide
At a time when the state’s youngest children are falling behind, Reach Out and Read Pennsylvania is helping families build relationships, language, and learning. PHILADELPHIA, PA — Nearly 30 years after the state’s first sites launched at three Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia clinics, Reach Out and Read is expanding to bring its evidence-based early literacy […]
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Senator Patrick Diegnan learned about New Jersey’s nonprofit Reach Out and Read program during a visit to Edison Health on Monday. The senator enjoyed the opportunity to read a short picture book to young patients and experienced firsthand the benefits of the program. Based on the national Reach Out and Read model, the program fosters […]
(North Carolina Health News) At the Cone Health Mom+Baby Combined Care clinic in Greensboro, reading is part of every child wellness check. At a recent checkup, family medicine physician Kimberly Newton read from “It’s Bath Time” to a 4-month-old patient. “That’s a donkey. That’s a pig,” she read as the baby grabbed at the pages. “Do you know […]
Why does Dr. Jawaad Hussain of Cooper Pediatric Care in Camden, N.J., believe that Reach Out and Read should begin at the very beginning of a child’s life? “Starting at birth felt like I was walking in with a present every single visit,” Dr. Hussain said. “By receiving the book, parents were so receptive to […]
(King 5 News) Reach Out and Read provides children and families with free books and resources to promote early childhood literacy. It’s an evidence-based model backed by research that proves the importance of reading aloud and the impact it’s had on a child’s brain development. (Video credit: King 5 News)
(National Native News) The Indian Health Service is working to provide tens of thousands of children’s books to Native families across the country. The federal agency gave a $200,000 grant to Reach Out and Read, a national nonprofit that integrates reading into pediatric care. The group will use the money to buy more than 30,000 children’s books. […]