Reach Out and Read and Academic Pediatric Association Announce New Research Award for Young InvestigatorsResearch to focus on strategies for promoting early literacy and school readiness

BOSTON, MA (December 10, 2010) -- Reach Out and Read and the Academic Pediatric Association have announced the creation of a new Young Investigator Award Program for Primary Care Strategies for the Promotion of Early Literacy and School Readiness.  The award will provide financial support for young investigators whose research projects focus on interventions in primary care intended to support the early stages of literacy development and school readiness among children at risk for reading problems or school failure.

The Young Investigator Award Program may grant up to $15,000 to one selected project annually, beginning in 2011.  For complete details on the Program, click here. To apply for the award, click here.