Reach Out and Read

Reach Out and Read is a national program that makes literacy promotion a stan­dard part of pediatric primary care, so that children grow up with books and a love of reading. Through Reach Out and Read, doctors and nurses are trained to advise parents about the importance of reading aloud, and to give books to children at pediatric check-ups from six months to five years of age, with a special focus on children growing up in poverty.
Category: Careers and Education
Support: Logistically Supported
Financially Supported
Personnel [Staff] Supported
Location: Johns Hopkins East Baltimore/ Bayview Based
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Website: http://www.reachoutandread.org
Contact: Brian Gallagher, Executive Director
Email: info@reachoutandread.org
Phone: (617) 455-0600
Internal Department: Harriet Lane Clinic, JHM Children’s Center
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Phone: (410) 955-5000
Internal Department: JHM Bayview Children’s Center
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Phone: (410) 550-0070
Keywords: adult literacy
pediatrics
primary care