4th Annual
Green Eggs and Ham Benefit Breakfast for Books

Friday, March 9th, 2012
7:30AM - 9:00AM
State Historical Museum

Featuring a reading of Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Thank you Variety-
The Children's Charity
for their recent support!

December News

NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams

On October 11, 2011 Reach Out and Read was featured on the NBC Nightly News Military Initiative. Click to view

Bonus segment with extra interviews:  Click to view

 

“Give Us 1 Story…and We’ll Give You 100!” Contest

Reach Out and Read wants to hear your stories about how Reach Out and Read has made an impact to you or those around you. Click here to learn more

Reach Out and Read Awarded with 40 Roundtrip Tickets

Reach Out and Read Awarded with 40 Roundtrip Tickets from Southwest Airlines as part of "Showing LUV to Our Communities 1,600 Ticket Giveaway," organized in honor of the airlines' 40th anniversary. Find more information here
DID YOU KNOW?

Two out of every three fourth graders overall are not proficient in reading, according to the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Find out more about a special report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation

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Reach Out and Read Iowa is part of a nationwide program that prepares America’s youngest children to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books and encourage families to read together. Doctors, nurse practitioners, and other medical professionals incorporate Reach Out and Read’s evidence-based model into regular pediatric checkups, by advising parents about the importance of reading aloud and giving developmentally-appropriate books to children. The program begins at the 6-month checkup and continues through age 5, with a special emphasis on children growing up in low-income communities. Families served by Reach Out and Read read together more often, and their children enter kindergarten with larger vocabularies and stronger language skills, better prepared to achieve their potential.

The Reach Out and Read Model:
1. In the exam room, doctors and nurses trained in early literacy encourage parents to read aloud to their children, and offer age-appropriate tips.
2. The pediatric primary care provider gives every child between 6 months and 5 years of age a new, developmentally appropriate children's book.
3. Displays, information, and gently-used books create a literacy-rich environment in the waiting room. Where possible, volunteers read aloud.

Reach Out and Read Iowa is an integral part of the Iowa Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

FIRST ANNUAL REACH OUT AND READ A SUCCESS!
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Reach Out and Read Iowa is part of the nationwide Reach Out and Read organization. Visit the Reach Out and Read National Center website.