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This
national literacy program trains doctors and nurses to advise
parents on the importance of reading aloud. The program began in
1989 at Boston City Hospital when nurses and doctors brought
books to the pediatric waiting area so that children and parents
could read together while waiting for an appointment.
The program emphasizes the importance of literacy as part of
preventive checkups for children 6 months to 5 years of age.
New developmentally appropriate books are presented to these
young patients at each well-child checkup.
In March 2002, Community Healthcare Center launched this
program for its pediatric patients. The Wichita Falls Kiwanis
Club contributed the needed seed money and volunteers consistent
with its objective of promoting literacy to children. An
additional grant, covering books, was procured from the Reach
Out and Read Foundation for the first year. The Junior League of
Wichita Falls adopted the program for four years, contributing funding
and volunteers to read to children in patient waiting areas. |
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