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CHOC’s Reach Out and Read program is implemented through our primary care clinics. It currently focuses on children from birth to five years old and is integrated into families’ well-child visit. During the well-child visit, the parent or caregiver learns about the importance of reading to children and a “prescription” is written into their
pediatric care.

CHOC providers redefine reading for parents as not only an educational tool but also as a vehicle for language rich family interactions that impact the literal hardwiring of their children’s brains. The positive impacts of Reach Out and Read are well-documented and far-reaching, including more frequent reading at home, accelerated vocabulary and critical brain stimulation.