Reach Out and Read

Reach Out and Read Wisconsin is a Coalition of the national nonprofit organization Reach Out and Read that prepares America’s youngest children to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books and encourage families to read together. Reach Out and Read Wisconsin is administered by Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin and supported by a partnership between the American Family Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.

The Foundation provided start-up funds for a Reach Out and Read program last year in Platteville under the guidance of Society member Wendy Molaska, MD. Physicians and other health professionals can incorporate Reach Out and Read’s evidence-based model into regular pediatric checkups by sharing with parents the importance of reading aloud and providing developmentally appropriate books to children. The statewide initiative will encourage program expansion.

Read more about the Foundation's partnership with Reach Out and Read in Medigram. Additional information about Dr. Molaska’s program in Platteville is available in the Foundation’s Fall 2010 newsletter. For details about the statewide Reach Out and Read program, visit the Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin website. The news release announcing the Doyles’ Partnership Promoting Health Kids and Early Learning in Wisconsin also is available online.