reach out and read: evidence- based strategy to promote literacy barry zuckerman, md professor and...
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Reach Out and Read: Evidence-Based Strategy to Promote Literacy
Barry Zuckerman, MDProfessor and ChairmanDepartment of PediatricsBoston University School of Medicine/ Boston Medical CenterCEO and ChairmanReach Out and Read
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Problem
35 % OF AMERICAN CHILDREN ENTER KINDERGARTEN UNPREPARED TO LEARN, MOST LACKING THE LANGUAGE SKILLS THAT ARE THE PREREQUISITES OF LITERACY ACQUISITION
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF EDUCATION, 1985
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Postnatal Growth of the Human Brain Not only size but increased connections
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Brain weight (g)
Age
20 weeksprenatalBirth
6 months
Adult
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Hart & Risley, T.R. (1995)
In a typical hour, the average child would hear:
Hour Week
Welfare: 616 words 61,000 words
Working class: 1,251 words 125,000 words
Professional: 2,153 words 215,000 words
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Vocabulary at age 3:
Professional: 1100 wordsWorking class: 700 wordsWelfare: 500 words
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Benefits of Reading Aloud and School Readiness(National Center for Educational Statistics, 1999)
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Count to 20 Write name Pretend toread/recite a
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Less than 3 times
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Benefits of Reading Aloud Reading aloud to children:
– Promoting physical contact and positive interaction
– Stimulates imagination
– Fosters language development
– Promotes reading skills
– Motivates children to love books
– Enhances attention span
– Encourages memory
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The Mission of Reach Out and Read
To make literacy promotion a standard part of pediatric primary care, so that children grow up with books and a love of reading so they are ready to learn when they enter school.
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Three Components of Reach Out and Read Medical providers encourage parents to
read aloud and offer anticipatory guidance
At every health supervision visit, a child aged 6 mos.- 5 years receives a new developmentally-appropriate book
Community linkages: volunteer readers, libraries
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Percent of Parents Engaging inFrequent Book Sharing(Sanders et al., 2000)
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Intervention
Comparison
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Frequency of Reading Aloud (High et. al., 2000)
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Change in Parent-ChildBook Sharing(High et. al., 2000)
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Children’s Expressive andReceptive Language Competencies(Mendelsohn et al., 2001)
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Comparison
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Lessons from Katrina: Helping Children Cope with Significant Stress
1. Attention of parent2. Physical closeness3. Routines