Reedsburg community makes early literacy a priority

From left to right: Jess McCarlson (Youth Services Librarian, Reedsburg Public Library ), Carey Cracker (Marketing & Volunteer Services Associate, Reedsburg Area Medical Center), Jana Burg (Volunteer, Reedsburg Area Medical Center), Joanna Laukant, MD (Reedsburg Area Medical Center)

Kris Houtler attended a Wisconsin Library Association conference in 2012.…

It’s National Literacy Month

(Fox 5 San Diego)

Jacky Brown from Goodwill talks about teaming up with Reach Out and Read to help improve literacy rates in San Diego.

Watch the full story on Fox 5 San Diego here.

(Photo credit: Fox 5 San Diego)

Nonprofit aims to improve childhood literacy in underserved populations

(Aiken Standard)

Reach Out and Read is a nonprofit organization that provides children in low-income families with books from birth to age 5. The program primarily operates in pediatric offices, allowing doctors to give out books during check-ups and encourage parents to read to their children.…

Charlottesville pediatricians offering books to patients

(NBC 29)

Pediatric Associates of Charlottesville has teamed up with Reach Out and Read to bring books into examination rooms, and the programs were spotlighted on NBC29. Reach Out and Read Dr. Gemila Bouber was the focus of a community conversation, and Reach Out and Read Regional Director Callee Boulware was interviewed about the program.…

“Reach out and Read” survey shows positive impact

(KFOR)

Lori Brooks, National Senior Director of External Affairs, speaks to KFOR about the transformative impact coming from a new study on the Reach Out and Read program.

A peer-reviewed study in Academic Pediatrics demonstrates how Reach Out and Read “can make a lifelong impact” on millions of children across the U.S.…

New, Peer-Reviewed Study Shows Transformative Impact of Reach Out and Read

(Fox 31 Colorado’s Very Own)

A new, peer-reviewed study in Academic Pediatrics demonstrates the impact of Reach Out and Read, a program leading the way in supporting healthy early parent-child relationships through shared reading. The research, which includes more than 100,000 survey responses, shows that parents/caregivers exposed to the Reach Out and Read program are significantly more likely to read with their infants and young children every day and to use books to better engage with their young children, starting at infancy.…