Starting at birth, reading with children puts them on a path to success. What happens during the first few years sets the stage for the rest of a child’s life

Read Imagine Grow logo, featuring a purple tree with green leaves growing out of the pages of a book.

Kennedy Krieger Institute encourages healthy growth and development through reading for all children. As a result, we are proud to launch the Read, Imagine, Grow Program, which is designed to increase reading literacy and access to books for our patients and students, with the goal of providing books to patient care areas and in our schools.

Kennedy Krieger offers the resources below for families to encourage reading with their loved ones.

Helpful Tips for Reading to Your Child

Watch as Dr. Tzipi Horowitz- Kraus, associate professor at Kennedy Krieger Institute, shares tips on reading to your child. These tips show how interactive reading habits can help your child's brain development, putting them on a path to success. 

How you can help!

Kennedy Krieger Institute is proud to launch the Read, Imagine, Grow Program, which is designed to increase reading literacy and access to books for our patients and students, with the goal of providing books in patient care areas and in our schools. Help us reach our goal by donating to the Read, Imagine, Grow Program.

Two ways to donate: