Reach Out and Read
Judy Newman is the Chief Impact Officer at Scholastic and has been with the company since September 1993. Judy also serves as a Board Member at Reach Out and Read and a Board President at the Ruby Bridges Foundation. Prior to Scholastic, Judy was the Founding Director and Vice President at Bantam Doubleday Dell. Judy has a Master's in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education, an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, and a B.A. in Government from Connecticut College.
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Reach Out and Read
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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.