Three cheers for Eagle Scout, Carter Timmons! Carter is an Eagle Scout with Boy Scouts of America Troop 506. Troop 506 serves Brookwood, Grayson , Parkview and South Gwinnett School Districts.
Carter’s book drive Eagle Scout project has been over a year in the making. Carter…
I first learned about Reach Out and Read during my residency training. We were told that this was a program where we engage parents and try to get them to read more with their children. We do this by providing a book during a well visit, discuss with parents about the importance of reading to children regularly, and the beneficial outcome of early engagement.…
Reach Out and Read Georgia Program Manager, Karolina Klinker joined representatives from the Georgia Department of Public Health, South Central District 5-1 and Heart of Georgia Healthy Start at an event to bring awareness to the infant mortality rate.
Healthy Start programs provide information, resources, and support to pregnant and parenting women and their families to ensure a healthy pregnancy and to help nurture their newborns.…
Reach Out and Read Georgia is a proud sponsor of Georgia Pre-K Week organized by Voices for Georgia’s Children.
During the week community leaders and elected officials visit their communities to see early learning in action and read a favorite children’s book to young learners.…
Join the Reach Out and Read Georgia team at the Embassy Suites by Hilton at Centennial Olympic Park to celebrate The Atlanta Festival of Trees! Our gorgeous tree was decorated by a team of incredible Pi Beta Phi volunteers, led by Cami Slaby Nail and features book-inspired present towers (new this year) and stunning early-literacy themed decorations.…
Reach Out and Read Georgia was selected as the local, nonprofit recipient of several Barnes & Noble and Books A Million holiday book drives across the state. To celebrate the honor we launched an incredible new partnership with local actress Kyliegh Curran.…
Congrats to our Program Manager, Gail Phillips. Gail was honored with the Wyntress Smith Award at Reach Out and Read National’s 30th Anniversary celebration in Boston! Gail embodies Reach Out and Read’s core values and our team feels certain that she has been blessed with a 25th hour to her day as there is no one who can accomplish more tasks with better results than Gail.…
Nearly 30 years ago, Dr. Jay Berkelhamer brought the Reach Out and Read program to the University of Chicago pediatric outpatient clinic. The Reach Out and Read program was in its infancy much like the young patients it serves, and, through implementing the model, Dr.…
Mercy Care’s smallest patients (6 mo-5 yrs) are being “prescribed” new, age-appropriate books through Reach Out and Read Georgia. Reading together has major health benefits for the whole family.
When pediatricians promote literacy readiness according to the Reach Out and Read Georgia model, research shows a significant effect on parental behavior and attitudes toward reading aloud, as well as improvements in the language scores of young children who participate. …