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Reach Out And Read Program: Incorporating Early Literacy Promotion Into Practice, Melanie Miller
Reach Out And Read Program: Incorporating Early Literacy Promotion Into Practice, Melanie Miller
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practice Innovation Projects
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to increase the number of days per week parents read to their children ages six months to five years in order to increase literacy, brain and language development, and improve parent-child relationships and health outcomes.
Review of Literature: Between birth and age five, 90% of a child’s brain development occurs (Theriot et al., 2003). The Reach Out and Read© program is an evidence-based program incorporating books into well-child visits by primary care providers ages 6 months to 5 years (Reach Out and Read©, 2014). After being introduced to literacy programs, frequency of shared …