Reach Out and Read, Harris Health bridging literacy gap with free books at wellness exams

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PASADENA, Texas – KPRC 2 knows how important books and reading are for early childhood development.

Statistics show children who have access to books early in life do much better in school later on. But statistics also show that Latino and Black children have fewer books in the home and access to reading than their Asian and White counterparts.

KPRC 2′s Sofia Ojeda caught up with one Harris Health Clinic in Pasadena that is working to change this by giving free books to kids at their yearly wellness exams…

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