Reach Out and Read Massachusetts is a coalition of over 260 Reach Out and Read programs. Our Coalition participates in Reach Out and Read's mission to prepares America's youngest children to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books and encourage families to read together.

Doctors, nurse practitioners, and other medical professionals incorporate Reach Out and Read's evidence-based model into regular pediatric checkups, by advising parents about the importance of reading aloud and giving developmentally-appropriate books to children. The program begins at the 6-month checkup and continues through age 5, with a special emphasis on children growing up in low-income communities. Families served by Reach Out and Read read together more often, and their children enter kindergarten with larger vocabularies and stronger language skills, better prepared to achieve their potential.
Reach Out and Read Massachusetts periodically publishes a newsletter (links below) and organizes workshops and conferences for its members.

Partnerships help Reach Out and Read Massachusetts Thrive!
We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to those companies and organizations that assist us in getting books into the hands of all Massachusetts children.
FOX 25 Morning News
Thank you to FOX 25 News for hosting weekly book drives for brand new books during their ZIP Trips! You can read more about Zip Trips HERE
Charlesbridge and WBUR.org
Every year during WBUR's (90.9 FM - Boston's NPR Affiliate) Fall Fund Drive, the radio station partners with children's book publisher Charlesbridge to support Reach Out and Read. For every $100 donated to WBUR, Charlesbridge donates a brand-new children's book to Reach Out and Read. In 2009, this partnership resulted in more than 12,000 high quality books for the children served by Reach Out and Read.Learn More Here
Borders Books
Every year, Borders bookstores across America participate in a book drive, in which customers are asked to purchase and donate books for local Reach Out and Read affiliates. More than 300,000 books were purchased and donated in the Borders/Reach Out and Read partnership last year.Borders Website
Barnes and Noble
Barnes and Noble stores across Massachusetts host a holiday book drive for our Programs yearly. Last year, they collected 10,000 books for Reach Out and Read Massachusetts! Barnes and Noble Website

ROR in the News
Reach Out and Read was recently featured in the “What Works” segment of the NBC Nightly News. You can see the clip at NBC Nightly News
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Newsletter Archive:

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Fall 2007

Summer 2007

Winter 2007

Fall 2006

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Fall 2005

Spring 2005

Massachusetts Newsletters have gone digital. To subscribe contact Nora Murphy.

ROR Training/ CME Credit

ROR Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners:

Our fabulous, new Reach Out and Read 1.25 credit CME course is ready, complete with 14 video vignettes of fellow physicians modeling ROR in the exam room, in real time.

Immediately enhance ROR visits with your patients by learning new approaches for better engaging with your families about literacy development and the value of reading aloud.

To view a 2 minute vignette from the DVD training, Click Here.

If you would like to access the training for your Program, please

ROR MA Needs Your Help Getting Used Books to Our Programs!

In addition to giving new books to children, ROR-MA helps give gently used books to sites to create literacy rich waiting rooms, hand out to siblings, and have on hand for sick visits. Children are encouraged to bring home used books to build their home library and further their exposure to books and reading. By expanding home libraries, ROR MA is helping to ensure that children are better prepared for school success.
Individuals and groups can help by organizing used book drives in their communities. Book drives are easy to organize and execute, and they have a large impact. There are 245 ROR sites around Massachusetts that could benefit from a donation of used books. If you would like to learn more about planning a used book drive, please contact Nora Murphy

During these tough economic times, we are in even greater need of used books. Please help us to get books in the hands of Massachusetts most vulnerable children!

Volunteers

There are a limited number of Programs that incorporate volunteers in waiting rooms. Volunteers model interactive reading techniques as they read to children waiting for their check-ups. Please contact Nora Murphy for more information.