Please share this post to increase votes for kids and books! 🗳️ 📚🧒 Daniel Taylor, a medical director for Reach Out and Read Greater Philadelphia, is a finalist in Philadelphia magazine’s Health Hero contest. The winner gets $15,000, which, in Dan’s case, would be spent on books for North Philly families.
Reach Out and Read
Non-profit Organizations
Boston, Massachusetts 5,794 followers
A world where every child is read to every day.
About us
Reach Out and Read is an evidence-based nonprofit organization of medical providers who promote early literacy and school readiness in pediatric exam rooms nationwide by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud. Reach Out and Read builds on the unique relationship between parents and medical providers to develop critical early reading skills in children, beginning at 6 months of age. Reach Out and Read serves more than 4 million children and their families annually. Reach Out and Read families read together more often, and their children enter kindergarten better prepared to succeed, with larger vocabularies and stronger language skills. During the preschool years, children served by Reach Out and Read score three to six months ahead of their non-Reach Out and Read peers on vocabulary tests. These early foundational language skills help start children on a path of success when they enter school.
- Website
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http://www.reachoutandread.org
External link for Reach Out and Read
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1989
- Specialties
- literacy, books, parental involvement, pediatric wellness visit, reading aloud, early brain development, and Math initiatives
Locations
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Primary
89 South St
Boston, Massachusetts 02111, US
Employees at Reach Out and Read
Updates
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“To my pediatric way of thinking, (social-emotional learning) jumps out as education’s version of anticipatory guidance. We shouldn’t wait until a child is drowning academically before we teach them how to swim.” - Dr. Maggie Kozel, Psychology Today.
Why Social-Emotional Learning Matters for Children
psychologytoday.com
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Safe, secure relationships lead to healthier futures! Every child faces stress, but strong bonds with a parent or caregiver can help them thrive. The National Institutes of Health reports on how community support and positive connections can shield kids from the long-term effects of stress.
Buffering Childhood Stress
newsinhealth.nih.gov
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Lower childhood stress = greater chance to learn!
WCU Study Links Emotional Intelligence to Stress Regulation in Preschoolers
wcupa.edu
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48 percent of parents say that most days their stress is completely overwhelming, compared to 26 percent among other adults. The work of parenting is essential not only for the health of children but also for the health of society. The Surgeon General's new advisory, just released, highlights stressors that are unique to those raising children, the link between parent's mental health and children's long-term well-being, and the need to better support parents, caregivers, and families: surgeongeneral.gov/parents.
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Dr. Linda C. Mayes, director of the Yale Child Study Center, discusses the rise in anxiety and depression in young people and how literacy can lead to improved physical and mental health outcomes on the Scholastic Reads Podcast.
Helping Children Thrive: A Conversation With Dr. Linda C. Mayes
scholasticreads.fireside.fm
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We want “every child, regardless of ZIP code, regardless of community, regardless of where they get their (medical) care, to get access to Reach Out and Read” so they can “develop healthy from the very beginning.” CEO Marty Martinez talks inclusive books AND our goal to reach 10 million children by 2030 on NBC Bay Area.
Nonprofit Reach Out and Read marks 35th anniversary with kids collection
nbcbayarea.com
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In the last decade, more grandparents were raising grandchildren than at any other point in American history. On the latest episode of the #RORPodcast, Dr. LaShawnDa Pittman, author of "Grandmothering While Black," talks to Dipesh Navsaria about the complex dynamics — like love, bureaucracy, race, gender, economic inequality — that lead Black grandmothers to lead skipped-generation households. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eANzHx8H.
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Reach Out and Read reposted this
New research highlights the power of Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) in shaping empathy, even in the presence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). This study underscores the vital role PCEs play in fostering emotional development and empathy traits like empathic concern and perspective-taking. At Reach Out and Read, we know that early positive interactions, like shared reading, can have a lasting impact on a child's emotional well-being. By nurturing these experiences, we help lay the foundation for empathy and understanding that lasts a lifetime. https://lnkd.in/gWm98qG3
The influence of Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences on facets of empathy
sciencedirect.com
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"We know that the optimal time to influence a child’s future is actually long before they enter school — and Reach Out and Read’s intervention is designed to support clinicians in offering anticipatory guidance about key developmental milestones, hopefully mitigating potential developmental delays." - Reach Out and Read Carolinas Director Amber Pierce.
The EarlyWell Coalition is focused on policy priorities that strengthen mental health support for infants, toddlers, young children, and families in North Carolina. One of EarlyWell’s priorities is to increase funding for Reach Out and Read, a program that promotes early childhood literacy in pediatric care settings. NC Child interviewed Amber Pierce, NC State Director for Reach Out and Read, to learn more about the program and how it supports infant and child mental health.
EarlyWell Priorities Spotlight: Reach Out and Read
https://ncchild.org