(CBS News New York)
“We’ve known for years that young children who have parents who look at books with them and talk to them … their language development has improved. These positive experiences also shaped the child’s social and emotional development … and their excitement later on when it’s time to go to school.”…
(The New York Times)
By Nicholas Kristof
Forget the necktie that will sit in Dad’s closet or the perfume that your sister Sue will soon regift, for I have some better ideas.
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Help a child learn to read! Books were my childhood’s magic carpets that lifted me on the lifelong journey that now leads me to write this column.…
(KMTV 3 News Now)
The nonprofit Reach Out and Read was founded in 1989. So, it isn’t new; however, it is growing – including in Nebraska and Iowa.
Reach Out and Read Program Promotes Brain and Social Development
(ThedaCare)
Reading to children at an early age enhances childhood brain and social development, and is a long-term contributor to a child’s success in school.
For that reason, since 2018, all ThedaCare pediatricians and primary care providers have been engaged with the national Reach Out and Read program, the only national pediatric literacy program endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics.…
(Be Well Philly)
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The 2024 challenge marks the 13th year of the Health Hero Challenge, which recognizes local medical professionals, frontline health workers, nonprofit leaders, teachers, coaches, entrepreneurs, and community activists who are working to improve health outcomes and general wellness for those living in and around Philadelphia.…
Why has Shannon Carwise-Williams, RN, joined the Texas Medical Advisory Committee for Reach Out and Read? She participated in the enhanced engagement activities supported by a partnership with Elevance Health and is aware of what site coordinator, Kelly Pitts, RN, has said, “This last year I have seen a significant improvement with staff involvement with our patients in promoting reading and activities during the visits; not to mention saying on the next visit, ‘Tell me something about the book you read.’…
16 Reach Out and Read clinics will receive $750 as part of the Mirrors & Windows initiative
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – Reach Out and Read Wisconsin, an Affiliate of the national nonprofit that is leading the charge in promoting early literacy and healthy relationships, announces the investment of $12,000 into 13 Wisconsin communities.…
(WGEM)
It‘s typically go to the doctor and get a lollipop. For many Illinois kids, it‘s now go to the doctor and leave with a book.
That’s because their pediatricians participate in the Reach Out and Read program.
“Our program strengthens the relationships between children and their caregivers and lays the foundation for early learning,” said Reach Out and Read Illinois Medical Director Dr.…
(Daily Herald)
Starting from infancy, reading aloud helps build the foundation for healthy social-emotional, cognitive, language and literacy development. Sharing books helps with language development and vocabulary, and gets them ready to listen and learn in school. And over the past decade, research has found that reading together helps foster positive interactions, strengthening the safe, stable and nurturing relationships young children must have to thrive.…
(My Central Jersey)
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The student-athletes (at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School) read aloud to children in seven classes across four grade levels as part of a community service project for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation, which has partnered with the Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Joseph of Metuchen football programs to promote early childhood literacy.…