The Health System Joins Reach Out and Read and NEA's Read Across America To Celebrate
NEW ORLEANS - Ochsner Medical Center for Children and Reach Out and Read have joined with the National Education Association's Read Across America to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday. On Wednesday, March 2nd, "The Cat in the Hat" will make two special appearances to read for Ochsner pediatric patients. In addition to our guest reader, there will be arts and crafts, a birthday cake for Dr. Seuss and all children under age 6 will receive a free book. A great time will be had by all celebrating the joys of reading!
10:00am - 12:00pm - Ochsner Medical Center for Children, 1315 Jefferson Highway
1:00pm - 3:00pm - Ochsner Medical Center, 1514 Jefferson Highway, Child Life playroom, 4th floor
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Reach Out and Read 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.
National Education Association's Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2nd, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss. At the national level, the National Education Association sponsors and spearheads the program with support from more than 50 national non-profit and association partners. Locally, everyone from schools to libraries to community centers to churches to hospitals to bookstores is invited to host local events to celebrate and promote children's reading.
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