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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.

At each check-up from 6 months to 5 years, the child receives a new book to take home.

Clinic waiting rooms are transformed into literacy-rich areas with volunteer readers modeling techniques of reading aloud.

Partners

Partnerships for 2008

Reach Out and Read is grateful for the corporations and foundations who support us. Through a number of state partnerships, we have added new ROR program sites, expanded the number of children and families that we reach, and trained thousands of doctors and nurses to counsel parents about the importance of reading aloud to their children.

The Reach Out and Read® New Jersey program is supported by:

AmeriChoice
Children's Futures
HealthCare Foundation of New Jersey
HealthCare Institute of New Jersey

 

For Information on National Partners please visit the ReachOut and Read National website.