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. 2009:56:11-27.
doi: 10.1016/j.yapd.2009.08.009.

Reach out and read: literacy promotion in pediatric primary care

Perri Klass  1 , Benard P Dreyer, Alan L Mendelsohn
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Reach out and read: literacy promotion in pediatric primary care

Perri Klass et al. Adv Pediatr. 2009.
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Fig. 1
The Reach Out and Read program is incorporated into routine primary care visits for young children. (Courtesy of the Reach Out and Read National Center.)
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Fig. 2
Developmental milestones of early literacy. (Courtesy of the Reach Out and Read National Center.)
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