Goal 1 of ROR is to read a variety of books to infants, toddlers, and children (ages 6 months - 5 years) who have an appointment for a well-child check-up at Oxford Pediatrics and Adolescents, Inc. This goal will help to establish the following outcomes for participants:

• Child Outcomes which include the development of emerging literacy;
• Parent Outcomes which include an opportunity to see modeling of reading and its importance on a daily basis; and
• Volunteer Outcomes which include weekly interactions with an early childhood population; an increased identification of and exposure to health-related story lines through the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University; ongoing practice and reflections about motivation and learning; and the recognition that learning and emerging literacy can be supported in non-school settings.

Goal 2 of ROR is to interact with parents and caregivers so they learn about the Reach Out and Read program which promotes the linkages between literacy and health. This goal will help to establish the following outcomes for participants:

• Child Outcomes which may mean an increase in their reading for the days when they participate in ROR during their pediatric visit;
• Parent Outcomes which may increase their awareness of a literacy program in their local community;
• Volunteer Outcomes which may increase their experience in communicating with parents and caregivers, including their ability to talk about and understand the relationship between literacy and health issues;

Goal 3 of ROR is to observe and interact with people and their behaviors from a developmental perspective. This goal will help to establish the following outcomes for participants:

• Volunteer Outcomes which may increase their awareness of well-child & sick-child issues with a select population;
• Volunteer Outcomes which may increase their awareness of psycho-social and socio-cultural issues within the local community;
• Volunteer Outcomes which may increase their awareness of gender, age, and ability differences within and among a selected population of children and their families.