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Reach Out and Read

The First Chapter: A Conversation with Dr. Robert Needlman

Broadcast on:
11 Nov 2021

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.