Making Books Part of a Healthy Childhood
This lens focuses on Reach Out and Read (ROR). Reach Out and Read is a national non-profit organization that promotes early literacy, because growing up healthy means growing up with books. During visits to the pediatrician, children get new books and parents get advice about the importance of reading aloud.
Through the Reach Out and Read (ROR) program doctors and nurses can provides tools and resources to help promote children's developmental skills and later school success through reading.
Reach Out and Read is endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Reading Photographs from Flikr
Photographs by Ninja poodles (Belinda Hankins Miller)
A great collection of photos showing the joy of reading and the thrill of books from Belinda Hankins Miller.
The Importance of Early Literacy and Early Intervention
Reach Out and Read to Your Children
Researchers have found that children who live in print-rich environments and who are read to during the first years of life are more likely to learn to read on schedule.Other findings include:
- * 16% of parents of children age three years and younger do not read at all with their children, and 23% do so only once or twice a week.
* Percentages are even lower among low-income families, whose children face the highest risk of literacy problems.
* Reading difficulty contributes to school failure, which increases the risk of absenteeism, leaving school, juvenile delinquency, substance abuse, and teenage pregnancy - all of which perpetuate the cycles of poverty and dependency.
* Families living in poverty often lack the money to buy new books, as well as access to libraries. Parents who may not have been read to as children themselves may not realize the tremendous value of reading to their own children.
* Educators and developmental psychologists have long considered reading aloud to children important in helping those children develop early literacy skills.
Source:
Reach Out and Read. 2006. How ROR Works.
Photo Source: Room to Read. Perri Klass, MD. Medical Director of Reach Out and Read.
Growing Up with Books Means Growing Up Healthy
Getting Doctors and Nurses to Encourage Reading
- Reach Out and Read - Home Page
- Read more about the Reach Out and Read Program by visiting their website.
- Literacy Resources: Reading Tips/Choosing Books
- This page has tips for parents on reading and choosing books in two downloadable pdf file guides.
- Make A Donation: Donation Information
- The impact of your gift will be doubled thanks to the generosity of the Weezie Foundation, matching gift dollar for dollar to ensure more books in the hands of children.
A Video on Reach Out and Read
Fostering a Love of Reading
Children of Bellevue's Reach Out and Read Program
short documentary i worked on to promote the program "Reach out and Read" at Bellevue hospital in NYC narrated by Julianne Moore
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Reach Out and Read in the News
News Coverage of the Reach Out and Read Program
- Pediatricians promote literacy - Nightly News MSNBC.com
- A feature on NBC Nightly News "What Works." NBC's Rehema Ellis takes a visit to Boston Medical Center's pediatric clinic and shows how physical health and early literacy go hand-in-hand.
- Pressroom for the ROR Program
- For the latest news articles about the Reach Out and Read program check on their website.
Reach Out and Read With Representative Mario Diaz-Balart
Reach Out and Read With Mario Diaz-Balart
Mario Diaz-Balart participates in Read Out and Read with local kids in a medical clinic.
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Squidoo Lenses Supporting Childhood Literacy - Room to Read
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Favorite Books to Read Aloud to Children
Books to Read Aloud Recommended by My Daughters
This is a collection of some of the books that I found myself reading aloud over and over again to my daughters.
Vote for your favorite or add your own to the list.
Recommended Books for Reading Aloud to Children
Books on Amazon Recommended by the Reach Out and Read
These are all books that I have read to my own daughters.
Baby Faces Board Book #02: Smile! (Baby Faces)
Amazon Price: $4.95 (as of 08/21/2008)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar board book
Amazon Price: $8.61 (as of 08/21/2008)
Madeline, Reissue of 1939 edition
Amazon Price: $12.23 (as of 08/21/2008)
The Snowy Day
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 08/21/2008)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 08/21/2008)
Support The Children's Literacy Site
Help Fund Free Books for Children with One Click
The Literacy Site is dedicated to funding free books for children, with the motto of "Reach a Child, Teach a Child."With a simple, daily click of the "Fund Books for Kids" button at The Literacy Site, visitors help provide free books to children in need.
The good news is that visitors pay nothing. The distribution of these books are paid for by the site sponsors and accomplished through First Books, their charitable partner.
Research on Reach Out and Read
Promoting Early Childhood Literacy
- Research: Research Overview
- The ROR model has been studied by academic investigators in a variety of settings since 1991. This page provides an overview of the findings.
- Policy Case for Reach Out and Read (PDF)
- A pdf file link of the Policy Case for Reach Out and Read.
- The Reach Out and Read Model
- More about the three part ROR model used by Pediatricians and other clinicians are trained in in an effort to promote pediatric reading.
A Squidoo Lens Supporting Children's Literacy
More about First Book, Book Relief and The Literacy Site
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First Book - Book Relief - Every Child Deserves a Bedtime Story
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Reach Out and Read - A Four Star Charity Rating
Determined by Charity Navigator
Reach Out and Read has been awarded a four start rating by Charity Navigator, America's premier charity evaluator.This is the third consecutive year ROR has received the highest ranking from Charity Navigator. Four stars is the highest rating possible for a charity.
It is the only pediatric literacy organization awarded.
Recommended Books for Adults on Reading Aloud Selections
Books on Amazon Recommended by the Reach Out and Read
Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever
Amazon Price: $9.60 (as of 08/21/2008)
Read It Aloud!: A Parent's Guide to Sharing Books With Young Children
Amazon Price: (as of 08/21/2008)
The Read-Aloud Handbook: Sixth Edition (Read-Aloud Handbook)
Amazon Price: $10.20 (as of 08/21/2008)
Choosing Books for Children
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Reader Feedback on the Reach Out and Read Lens
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What are your favorite books to read out loud to your child(ren)?
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