The First Chapter: A Conversation with Dr. Robert Needlman
Reach Out and Read
English - November 11, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBMedicine Health & Fitness Kids & Family Education for Kids earlychildhoodeducation literacy pediatrics reading books children earlyreaders librarians reachoutandread wellvisits Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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How in the world did anyone have the idea to not only talk about shared book reading in regular medical checkups for kids, but to bring in a book and use it as part of the visit? Dr Robert Needlman, co-founder of Reach Out and Read did back in 1989, and he joins us to share the origins of this program — which has blossomed into the national program it is today.