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46 Hartford Business Journal • December 15, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com Early exposure to language has a profound effect on a child's ability to learn and succeed. Children like Jade, who hear fewer words, start school developmentally behind their peers and will likely never catch up. When families read aloud to their young children, they can give them a better start to life. Reach Out and Read doctors give books to children at more than 10 well child checkups from infancy until they start school. More importantly, they encourage families to read aloud to their infants, toddlers and preschoolers every day. Please join us today to make a difference when it counts. WE HAVE A SOLUTION THAT CHANGES THAT —FROM INFANCY BY THE AGE OF FOUR, CHILDREN LIKE JADE FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES HEAR 30 MIllION FeweR WORDS THAN THEIR MORE AFFLUENT pEERS YOUR GIFT WILL HELp US TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF LIFE FOR A CHILD LIKE JADE Since 1989, Reach Out and Read doctors have been prescribing books to children during well-child visits and teaching parents the value of reading aloud to their children. As a result, the children we serve are better prepared to read and learn when they start kindergarten than their non-participating peers. Visit reachoutandread.org/connecticut to learn how you can help us prescribe opportunity to Con- necticut's children, one book at a time.

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