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"This is the single most efficient, effective way to teach kids
how to read."
~ Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper

What's Happening at Reach Out and Read

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Watch the 9News coverage of the launch of One Book 4 Colorado.

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Denver Nuggets Book Drive!
The Denver Nuggets and the Nuggets Women's Organization teamed up with KIA Motors for their annual book drive during the April 18 game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Fans brought gently used books to the Pepsi Center to support the Reach Out and Read initiative! See Al and Michelle Harrington in their PSA broadcast.

We're thrilled to be partners in Preschool One Book One Denver and One Book 4 Colorado!

Crowley County becomes Colorado's first Bookend County! Read more.

 

Did you know that you can donate your used vehicle to Reach Out and Read Colorado?

Through a partnership with Vehicles for Charity, Reach Out and Read Colorado can now accept your used vehicle as a donation. For more information click here!

 

 



What is Reach Out and Read®?

Our Mission
Reach Out and Read 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 trains doctors and nurses to advise parents about the importance of reading aloud and to give books to children at pediatric checkups from 6 months to 5 years of age with a special focus on children growing up in poverty. By building on the unique relationship between parents and medical providers, Reach Out and Read helps families and communities encourage early literacy skills so children enter school prepared for success.

Making an Impact in Colorado
15 year logoReach Out and Read Colorado is a 501(c)(3) that is part of the national Reach Out and Read® program and is the statewide Coalition of Colorado’s Reach Out and Read Sites.  The 190 participating clinics in 48 counties distribute more than 150,000 books to nearly 83,000 children annually.  More than 950 medical providers have been trained in the Reach Out and Read Model and more than 50 volunteers read aloud to children in waiting rooms statewide. In 2012, Reach Out and Read is celebrating 15 years in Colorado!

In the fall of 2010, Reach Out and Read Colorado teamed up with Augenblich, Palaich and Associates, Inc. to survey the parents and healthcare providers participating in our program. Read a summary of the results in Participant Perspectives on Reach Out and Read Colorado. For the full report, please contact Meredith Goldin at meredith@reachoutandreadco.org.

Learn more about Colorado's two Bookend Cities.

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Reach Out and Read Colorado
4380 S. Syracuse St. Ste. 520
Denver, CO 80237
TEL: 303-623-3800
FAX: 303-300-3801
EMAIL: info@reachoutandreadco.org
WEB: www.reachoutandreadco.org