Using books as a tool to improve learning, build relationships<\/p>\n
The Reach Out and Read model targets infants and children under 5 years old. It\u2019s a crucial period for brain development and skill building, Haecker said.\n<\/p>\n
Distributing books that families can use to spend more time together at home can also help create stronger relationships between parents and children, she said.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI show the picture of a cat or a soft, fuzzy thing, the baby pats the book and looks at me, looks at the book, and I get to say to the mom, \u2018Look at your baby, look at how smart she is.\u2019 She can see the pictures, she\u2019s hearing my voice. Maybe even that baby will turn the pages,\u201d Haecker said. \u201cI get to assess development of that child, I get to see mother-child interaction, and I\u2019m giving them something that I know will change the trajectory of that child\u2019s life.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Pediatricians expect to distribute about 14 books to each child over the course of five years so that they can build their own library at home and practice reading before primary school.\n <\/p>\n
The program\u2019s design addresses several barriers to literacy development, Haecker said, including the high costs that often come with purchasing new books. Libraries can be a great resource for families looking to rent books, but she said people may not live near one.\n<\/p>\n
The approach also creates a positive association between reading and health care providers, Haecker said, which can help build trust with patients and families.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it adds a new layer of engagement,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I can tell you that, having done it for 30 years and having given out thousands of books, families don\u2019t forget.\u201d\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Using books as a tool to improve learning, build relationships The Reach Out and Read model targets infants…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258906,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[21933,81768,28,30,29],"class_list":["post-258905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-literacy","tag-pediatrician","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}