When delivered with fidelity, providers find Reach Out and Read to be a useful, efficient intervention that streamlines their clinical practices and improves well-child visit attendance. Increased well-child visit attendance and increased developmental assessment improve the early detection, referral, and treatment of developmental delay in young children.…
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.…
Moms rely on each other for good advice on all things to do with parenting and often that advice comes through social media channels. Reach Out and Read recently partnered with Babbleboxx and several talented professional bloggers to amplify the message of spending time reading aloud together.…
Nathan Chomilo, MD FAAP, General Pediatrician & Internist, Park Nicollet Health Services; Medicaid Medical Director, Minnesota Department of Human Services; Board Member,
Reach Out and Read MN and the MN chapter of the AAP
During these times, we all have had to adapt to the new normal– including Jaden Mandio, a Boy Scout from Troop 22 in Bloomfield, NJ! At eleven years old, Jaden participated in our #ReadTogether project as an innovative way to earn his Reading Merit Badge by supporting awareness of Reach Out and Read’s mission to encourage families to make shared reading a part of their routine.…
As a parent and pediatrician, Dr. Shriver answers COVID-19 related questions and provides personal insight into the impact of Reach Out and Read on families, communities, and society-at-large.
Dr. Amy Shriver, General Pediatrician at Blank Children’s Pediatric Clinic, Medical Director of Reach Out and Read Iowa, Assistant Professor of Specialty Medicine at Des Moines University
Reach Out and Read is a proud recipient of New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Nick Kristof’s Holiday Impact Prize!
We are grateful to Nick Kristof for honoring us as we approach #GivingTuesday. His journalism has had an immense impact around the globe.…
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.…