How will our doctors and nurses get trained in the Reach Out and Read model?
Reach Out and Read training for pediatric primary care providers offers practical, concrete, and effective strategies for talking to parents about books and for using books in the well-child visit. All Reach Out and Read providers need to complete the Reach Out and Read training before they can be approved to begin implementing the program. There are two options for training. Each provider who will participate in implementing the program will receive their own personal login information for Reach Out and Read’s online portal; from there, providers may complete an individual, computer-based training. This training may also be completed for CME credit, if desired. In rare instances, Reach Out and Read will pre-approve an in-person training at certain Sites for six or more providers in attendance.
Reach Out and Read training for pediatric primary care providers offers practical, concrete, and effective strategies for talking to parents about books and for using books in the well-child visit. All participating providers need to complete the Reach Out and Read training before they begin implementing the program. For new Programs with more than eight providers, the Reach Out and Read National Center can arrange an on-site training session shortly after the application is approved; alternatively, Programs in Coalitions may be eligible for on-site training arranged by the Coalition. Both a training video and a one-hour online CME course on pediatric literacy promotion are also available, for clinics with fewer providers or for individual providers interested in these training options.
