REACH OUT AND READ

Reach Out and Read: A Prescription for Success!

The Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is the statewide affiliate of the Reach Out and Read Program, and has designated Literacy Connects to operate Reach Out and Read in Southern Arizona.

Reach Out and Read is a national evidence-based program that promotes early literacy and school readiness in pediatric exam rooms by giving new, developmentally, and culturally appropriate books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud. The Southern Arizona region of Reach Out and Read Arizona partners with pediatric healthcare providers in Cochise, Pima and Santa Cruz counties, as well as the Tohono O’odham Nation, to prescribe books and encourage families to read together.

By building on the unique relationship between parents and pediatric providers, Reach Out and Read Arizona helps ensure that every child has the healthy foundation they need–cognitively, socially, and emotionally.

Want to learn more? Reach out and Read recently launched a podcast- check out the topics and listen here!

Last year we worked with 57 pediatric and family practice clinics in Southern Arizona…

to serve 43,000 children and their families…

to whom we distributed 84,000 books.

Questions?

Contact our Program Coordinator, Diana Centeno, at dcenteno@literacyconnects.org or at (520) 882-8006

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