About Reach Out and Read of Greater New York

Reach Out and Read of Greater New York organizes and hosts many educational events and seminars throughout the year.
Click here to download materials from previous Reach Out and Read events:

April 2010: Celebrate the Communities of Reach Out and Read
- Press Release
- Press Coverage: New York Beacon
- Video: One Family's Story

October 2009: Half-Day Literacy Conference - Speaker Presentations:
- "Unequal from the Start: Using Data in Your ROR Program for Effective Advocacy" by Dr. Elizabeth Isakson, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, and Evelyn Blank, LCSW, New York Center for Child Development
- "Addressing Emergent Literacy in Infants & Children with Developmental Disabilities" by Dr. Monica H. Ultmann, Floating Children's Hospital at Tufts Medical Center
- "Early Intervention Services for ROR Families in Need" by Ireti Bobb, NYC Early Intervention Services

June 2009: Annual Meeting - Speaker Presentations:
- Dr. Perri Klass: A ROR Refresher Training
- "Laugh, Learn and Live!" by Tolya Thompson
- "School Book Drives" by Ali Hill, Grace Church School of Brookyn
- "Fundraising in Your Community" by Dr. Vidhu Thaker, Haverstraw Pediatrics

April 2009: 10th Anniversary Celebration - Press Release

April 2009: 10th Anniversary Celebration - Media Coverage
- Video: Justin & Lauran Tuck at our 10th Anniversary Celebration
- Video: Hoda Kotb Mentions ROR GNY Benefit on the TODAY Show
- New York Beacon: "Reach Out and Read of Greater New York Raises $190,000"

October 2008: Half-Day Literacy Conference - Speaker Presentations:
- "Providing Literacy Services to Non-Literate Communities" by Dr. Henry Frank
- Andre Eaton from the Parent-Child Program
- Rachel Walker from Reading Rockets
- David Jones, from the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Children and Family Services Division

June 2008: "ROR Research Works in Progress" by Iman Sharif, MD, MPH

June 2008: "Family Medicine and ROR: Information, Facts and Answers To Frequently Asked Questions About Family Medicine" by Suki Tepperberg

June 2008: "Don't Be Afraid! How Picture Books Can Help Children and Their Families Deal With Powerful Feelings and Perfectly Normal Questions" by Robie H. Harris

June 2006: "The Impact of Reach Out and Read on Early Literacy and School Performance" by Dr Mendelsohn, MD, Bellevue Hospital Center.

June 2005: "Community HealthCorps and Reach Out and Read" by Kate Dimpfl, Community HealthCorps Program Officer.

June 2005: “Reach out and Read in the NYC Family Literacy Network” by Elyse Barbell Rudolph, Executive Director Literacy Assistance Center and Alecia D´Angelo, Family Literacy Associate.

June 2005: "The Health Education and Literacy for Parents" by Linda Van Shaick MS Ed., Bellevue Hospital Center