This page contains resources for healthcare provides carrying out the Reach Out and Read intervention in their practices. It contains information on Reach Out and Read program management, Reach Out and Read related research, provider training, using books in the exam room and talking with parents about books. It also includes information on special populations like non-native English speaking families and adults who struggle with their own literacy. Additional resources are available on the Coordinators and Parents pages as well as the Document Library. You will need Adobe Reader to open many of these documents.

Reach Out and Read Program Management Overview

• Reach Out and Read Model
• Starting a Reach Out and Read Program
• Site Coordinator Position Description
• Medical Consultant Position Description
• Using myROR.org- Reach Out and Read's Program Management Tool
• What Can Reach Out and Read Colorado Do For You?

Reach Out and Read Related Research

• Research Summary
• Meaningful Differences: A Summary of the Hart and Risley Study
• Why We Do What We Do
• The Impact of Reach Out and Read
• Reach Out and Read Policy Case
• Reach Out and Read Chartbook in Colorado
• "Reach Out and Get Your Patients to Read"- An Article from Contemporary Pediatrics written by Reach Out and Read Co-founders Dr. Barry Zuckerman and Dr. Robert Needleman along with Reach Out and Read's National Medical Director Dr. Perri Klass.

In The Exam Room: Using the Book as a Development Assessment Tool

• Developmental Milestones- English
• Developmental Milestones- Spanish
• Developmental Milestones- Chinese
• Provider Code Card
• Using the Book as a Developmental Assessment Tool
• Have Questions About Using the Book as a Development Assessment Tool?
  Ask our Medical Director.

In The Exam Room: Talking With Parents About Books

• Tips for Reading With Children
• What Children Like in Books
• The Challenge of Reading To Two (Reading to children of different ages at the same time)
• American Academy of Pediatrics Literacy Tool Kit

In The Exam Room: Talking with Parents with Limited English Skills About Books

• Tu Libro y Tu Doctor PowerPoint
• Literacy Tips for Parents in 24 Languages- (From Amharic to White Hmong)
• 10 Things You Can Do: Literacy in a 2nd Language (in English and Spanish)
• Lee y seras- a literacy program for Latino families. A joint project of Scholastic, Verizon and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). Website in English or Spanish.
• Leamos en Familia!- RIF's initiative for Spanish Speaking Families
• Leyendo Juntos- Reach Out and Read's National Initiative Focused on Spanish Speaking Families

In the Exam Room: Adult Literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL) Resources

• 211 Cards- A partnership between Reach Out and Read Colorado and Family Resource Centers (English/Spanish)
• Search for Programs by Zip Code or City
• Pediatric Health Literacy: American Academy of Pediatrics Initiatives