We hope that you enjoy the April issue of Notes from National!
Please forward these notes to your Reach Out and Read providers, colleagues, and partners.
As always, we greatly appreciate all that you and your colleagues do to support Reach Out and Read and the families you serve.
Kind Regards,
The Reach Out and Read National Center Staff
Plan ahead to join Reach Out and Read's
Quality Improvement Project, July-December 2015
Learn how to make sure that you are effectively delivering books and guidance about reading aloud while receiving CME and Maintenance of Certification credit.
"It opened my eyes to making sure I talk about literacy with the families,
not just giving them a book."
Jessica Durst Cannon, Olde Towne Pediatrics, Manassas, VA
This optional QI Project is open to all Reach Out and Read providers. In order to participate, Reach Out and Read sites require 100% of books needed for the 4-month data collection period. Registration deadline is Monday, June 08, 2015.
Fees are $500 per participating practice + $250 per provider registered for credit.
We are advocating in Congress for level funding of the Innovative Approaches to Literacy Grant program in Fiscal Year 2016
Innovative Approaches to Literacy is currently the only pot of federal funds for both school libraries and national literacy programs, and we have joined together with several organizations in this effort: the American Library Association, Reading is Fundamental, Save the Children and the Children's Reading Foundation.
We are very pleased to have broad bipartisan support in both the House and Senate for this funding, securing support from 29 Senators and 128 Representatives (see list). The Appropriations subcommittees will now draft their funding bills, and we will keep you posted as the process continues."
Please feel free to reach out to your legislators to thank them for their support! Contact Katie for specific information.
Read this to me, even though I can't talk. Show me the sky, as we go for a walk.
Talk as you work. Talk as we play. I love your voice, and all that you say....
Written by John Hutton, MD, this soft, rhyming story from a baby's point of view with dreamy watercolor illustrations celebrates the beloved, healthy ritual of parent-child reading. It also reinforces recent American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations to begin daily reading with children at birth, to promote bonding, language, attention, and other aspects of development. Read Baby, Every Day promotes shared reading and togetherness, and is perfect in every parent's early library to inspire the next generation of readers.
Dr. John Hutton, has a Reach Out and Read program in Ohio as well as a being a published author and bookstore owner. To help promote reading aloud and support Reach Out and Read, a portion of each sale of Read Baby, Every Day will go to the Reach Out and Read National Center. Please visithereto learn more about ordering Read Baby, Every Day and supporting Reach Out and Read's mission.
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