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Reach Out and Read


Our Mission...

Reach Out and Read makes literacy promotion a standard part of pediatric primary care so that children grow up with books and a love of reading.

Our Model...

In the exam room, trained doctors and nurses talk to parents about the importance of reading aloud.
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At each check-up from 6 months to 5 years, the child receives a new book to take home.
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Clinic waiting rooms are transformed into literacy-rich areas with volunteer readers modeling techniques of reading aloud.

National News

A series of links shown below review the press clippings for Reach Out and Read® nationwide. Articles appear in a variety of formats as indicated. In addition to working at the local level to put books into the hands of children in New Jersey, ROR is working nationally to increase awareness about the importance of emergent literacy. You can follow our progress through articles which have appeared in the national press.

National News Archive
May 23, 2007   AS I SEE IT -- Physicians promote reading along with children’s health
Terry Callahan, M.D.
Worcester Telegram
May 22, 2007   Scholastic Book Clubs and ClassroomsCare(TM) Honored With Gold Cause Marketing Halo Award
PRNewswire
April 27, 2007   Literacy Initiatives Boost Maternal and Child Health, Say Experts
Lauren Monsen
usinfo.state.gov
June 14, 2006   A prescription for education
Joshua M. Sarfstein
Baltimore Sun
April 07, 2006   Reading to babies: recipe for literacy
Lee Sanders and Barry Zuckerman
Talahasee Democrat
April 10, 2005   Reaching out to create readers
Barry Zuckerman and Perri Klass
Boston Globe
January 01, 2005   For this doctor, every child's checkup comes with a story
Diane Suchetka
Cleveland Plain Dealer
June 18, 2004   Remarks by First Lady Laura Bush at Reach Out and Read Gala
White House Press Office
PRNewswire
January 2004   Early Reading Causes Cognitive Changes
Debra Wood
Pediatric News

For further archives of National News, visit the Reach Out and Read National Center's Pressroom.


You can get involved in Reach Out and Read and help pediatricians bring books and a love of reading into the lives of young children and their families.

Donate

Donate online...
$27.50 purchases ten beautiful, new books for a child.

Become a Friend

Join the Friends of Reach Out and Read.

Donate Books

Donate your gently used children's books to ROR.

Volunteer

Volunteer to read at a ROR clinic.

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