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.