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Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national non-profit
organization that promotes early literacy by giving new books to children
and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud in pediatric
exam rooms across the nation.
Doctors and nurses know that growing up healthy
means growing up with books. The ROR program provides the tools to
help promote children's developmental skills and later school success.
About Reach Out and Read Michigan
Reach Out and Read of Michigan is part of the nationwide Reach Out and
Read program.
Reach Out and Read (ROR) Michigan Coalition was launched in July 2006,
with a grant from the National ROR Center. Michigan is
targeted for expansion by ROR National due to the high level of poverty
in children, the high
level of medically underserved children, and the small
percentage
of ROR sites compared with the state’s eligible population of
children. As of November 2007, only 25 of Michigan's 83 counties have
ROR sites.
The role of the ROR Michigan Coalition is to support efforts to establish
new sites, to raise awareness and funds for new and existing
sites, to provide technical assistance to all sites, and
to develop a more
comprehensive delivery system by working with various partners
to fund programs in underserved areas.
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Why ROR works
Coalition Announcements
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The Intermediate School Districts have been learning more
about Reach Out and Read
and are looking to promote ROR
in unserved counties, and partner with you in existing counties. For more
information on working with your ISD contact Michele Strasz
at michele[at]reachoutandreadmich.org.
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There are 100 ROR sites across Michigan, with more applications
approved each month. For
a list of ROR Michigan programs click
here.
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