Reach Out & Read Illinois (ROR)
A Program of ICAAP
ROR prepares low-income children for kindergarten by incorporating books into pediatric visits from six months to five years, connecting families to neighborhood resources and encouraging families to read together. Reach Out & Read Illinois builds on the relationship between parents and healthcare providers. Books are an important part of early learning and brain development, and Reach Out & Read Illinois distributes over 140,000 books and early learning resources to families every year. Yet, this is only a fraction of those that need support.
Bring ROR to Your Clinic
An Evidence-Based Intervention
Reach Out & Read is a simple, evidence-based intervention that takes place between medical providers and families with young children to encourage positive parent/children interactions that support early brain development through a focus on sharing books.
Ten Important Things to Know About Participating in ROR
Site Coordinator Roles and Responsibilites
Medical Coordinator Roles and Responsibilites
AAP Promotes Shared Reading Starting in Infancy
The AAP encourages parents and caregivers to read aloud with their newborns and young children as an opportunity to foster loving, nurturing relationships during a critical time of brain development, and recommends that pediatricians support families with guidance and books at well-child visits, according to an updated policy statement with accompanying technical report.
Policy Statement: Literacy Promotion – An Essential Component of Primary Care Pediatric Practice
Technical Report: Literacy Promotion – An Essential Component of Primary Care Pediatric Practice
AAP policy – Literacy promotion vital part of primary care; funding is key