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ist, the children were in for another surprise -they were handed their very own book to keep.
The books are part of a new program bang piloted by Headwaters and the Rappahannock County Health Department with support from the Rappahannock Lions Club. The program is called Reach Out and Read; our local effort is one of over .4,000 Reach Out and Read programs across the country.
Reach Out and Read (ROR) was developed by pediatricians and early childhood educators to make literacy a part of routine pediatric care so that children enter school ready to learn. Exposure to books and reading in the first years of life increases the probability of both healthy child development and school success.
Through ROR, doctors, nurses, and other primary care providers trained in the developmental strategies of early literacy encourage parents to read aloud to their young children, and offer ageappropriate tips and free books. The Rappahannock program will serve approximately 50 children, ages six
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