Sharing books, stories, and songs with young children builds their sense of connection and belonging. If babies could tell us what they want most to help them thrive every day of the year, they would say a loving connection with a trusted adult. Every positive interaction that a caregiver has with a young child builds […]
Read MoreThis month you can find Reach Out and Read RI’s Executive Director spotlighted on Providence Business News, 5 Questions With Aimee Falso. Check out the PBN’s questions and Aimee’s responses below. We know that early literacy skills help set a child up for success in school, but we’ve also learned that strong family bonds and relationships with […]
Read MoreÁmbar Rosas brings a wealth of knowledge in communication, marketing, engagement and outreach to Reach Out and Read RI, External Affairs Committee. As a student, she was a news intern at NBC Universal/ Telemundo Boston, and was hired as a marketing coordinator after completing her degree. Throughout the covid-19 pandemic, Ambar worked as an engagement and […]
Read MoreSeptember is a time of big transitions. . . and books can help! The beginning of fall might mean a transition for a young child in your life. Maybe they are starting preschool or kindergarten. For infants and toddlers, a transition can simply be a shift in the daily rhythm and routine as the school […]
Read MoreLiteracy activities are everywhere in Summer and the best part? Most of them are free! Going to the beach? Help your child write their name in the sand. Collect small shells, pebbles, even seaweed. What can you make out of these things? It could be letters are something else. When young children play and create […]
Read MorePROVIDENCE, RI (February 23, 2022)– Reach Out and Read Rhode Island (RORRI) is grateful to have received a grant from the Papitto Opportunity Connection. Funding from this grant will support 11,500 children for one year in Reach Out and Read RI, helping to provide 28,000 new books to these children, as well as create new […]
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