Brief Description: In 2017, the UL Pediatric Clinic renovated the waiting room space for its patients and their caregivers, including the addition of a library of culturally relevant children’s literature and artwork. African American male volunteers provided interactive read alouds for the children and their caregivers for two hours each afternoon. This study documented effects of the renovation and volunteer read aloud program.

Black men as agents of change in children's literacy success: A study of the effects of volunteer readers and early literacy behaviors in a pediatric clinic waiting room.2017 Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, Denver, CO.
By: Kathryn Whitmore and Faye Jones

Waiting...and reading diverse books! Early literacy behaviors in a pediatric clinic waiting room.2017 Literacies for All Summer Institute, Tucson, AZ.
By: Kathryn Whitmore