On Thursday morning of last week, Senator Cochran visited the Lafayette Pediatric Clinic in support of the Reach Out and Read program.  Cochran read to a group of young patients in the clinic’s waiting room, emphasizing the importance of reading aloud to children. 

Below: Pictures from the event

Senator Cochran receives a round of applause after reading “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.”

Farryn Davis hugs a new book that was given to her after a visit to the Lafayette Pediatric Clinic.  Clinics who are involved with the Reach Out and Read program give every child a new book each visit until they reach the age of 5. 

Reach Out and Read’s National Center issued a news release which stated the following:

The program has gained broad bipartisan support in Congress, and Senator Cochran has been a leading advocate in Washington for the program’s federal funding.  “Senator Cochran has been a terrific champion for Reach Out and Read,” said Dr. Barry Zuckerman, founder of the program.  “We’re grateful for his strong leadership on behalf of young children in Mississippi and across the country.”
Lafayette Pediatric Clinic participates in Reach Out and Read (ROR), a national children’s literacy program that focuses on young children at risk of entering school unprepared to learn. At every checkup, clinicians in ROR guide and encourage parents to read aloud to their young children every day, and give each child a carefully selected new, developmentally and culturally appropriate book. 

Also, Click here to read a great article written by the Oxford Eagle about the event.

Click here for more pictures from the event or check in our Events section.

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