Reach Out and Read
Drew Laurens is an experienced professional in development and community engagement, currently serving as the Regional Director of Development at Reach Out and Read since February 2015. Prior roles include Manager of Community Engagement at the Historic Charleston Foundation from June 2012 to February 2015 and a volunteer position as a Community Engagement Council Member at Charleston Promise Neighborhood from July 2013 to July 2014. Drew also held positions as a Development Associate at the University of New Orleans from June 2011 to June 2012, a Founding Teacher at KIPP New Orleans in 2010-2011, and a Teacher Corps Member with Teach For America in Fulton County Schools from June 2008 to June 2010. Drew holds a degree in Political Science from Clemson University.
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Reach Out and Read is an evidence-based nonprofit organization of medical providers who promote early literacy and school readiness in pediatric exam rooms nationwide by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud. Reach Out and Read builds on the unique relationship between parents and medical providers to develop critical early reading skills in children, beginning at 6 months of age. Reach Out and Read serves more than 4 million children and their families annually. Reach Out and Read families read together more often, and their children enter kindergarten better prepared to succeed, with larger vocabularies and stronger language skills. During the preschool years, children served by Reach Out and Read score three to six months ahead of their non-Reach Out and Read peers on vocabulary tests. These early foundational language skills help start children on a path of success when they enter school.