Making Books Part of a Healthy Childhood.
Reach Out and Read Texas prepares our state’s youngest children to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books and encourage families to read together.
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. Reach Out and Read targets families with children between the ages of six months and five years, with a special focus on those growing up in poverty.
The Problem
One-Third of Children Enter School Unprepared to Learn
34% of American children entering kindergarten today lack the basic language skills they will need to learn to read. And children living in poverty are especially at risk. Children who start out with reading difficulties are more likely to remain poor readers and ultimately fail in school.
A Prescription to Succeed in School.
Reach Out and Read Texas prepares our state’s youngest children to succeed in school
Reach Out and Read Texas prepares our state’s youngest children to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books and encourage families to read together. 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. Reach Out and Read targets families with children between the ages of six months and five years, with a special focus on those growing up in poverty.
Get Involved
How to get involved with Reach Out and Read Texas:
Reach Out and Read Texas has an ongoing need for funding to train healthcare providers, purchase new children’s books, and continue to expand the “prescription for reading” to every Texas community. A contribution in any form is appreciated and will go towards ensuring that children enter school with the tools necessary to learn to read and be successful:
Medical Providers
Medical providers can apply to the National Center to bring Reach Out and Read to
their hospital, health center, or private practice.
To get more information or to access your account, click here.
Become A Volunteer
Volunteer in your community. Reach Out and Read volunteers read to children in literacy-rich waiting rooms and help with fundraising.
We have many ways you can volunteer, click here to learn more.
Make A Gift
Make a gift to Reach Out and Read . Each gift of $50.00 will enable Reach Out and Read to provide the full five-year program to one more child.
To make a gift, please click here.
News and Events
Get the latest scoop on Reach Out and Read Texas
- 5/10/13 - OA Online promoted Texas Tech Health Science Center at Permian Basin’s “Spring Into Reading” event.
- 5/2/2013 - Texas Children's Hospital blog post about the benefits of talking to infants mentions the implementation of Reach Out and Read at TCP practices.
- 4/18/13 - PR Web featured a press release about Primrose Spring Fling Event in Texas and its support for Reach Out and Read.
- 4/11/13 - Big Bend Now article about a Texas pediatrician moving clinics includes a mention of Reach Out and Read.
- 3/13/2013: KAMR 4 showed how the Reach Out and Read program promotes literacy through doctor’s visits at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Amarillo.
- 3/8/2013: News Channel 10 highlighted Reach Out and Read at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Amarillo one-year after medical providers began implementing the program.
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