Reach Out & Read Illinois Site Support Meeting 2026

Reach Out & Read Illinois has 195+ clinics across the state employing the Reach Out & Read program - this meeting is for YOU - clinic coordinators, pediatricians, administrators and program liaisons who do Reach Out & Read day in and day out.

Tentative Schedule of Events:

• 1:00 PM - Optional Lunch & Networking Hour
• 2:15 PM - Welcome Address
• 2:30 PM - Keynote Address from Adriana Weisleder, PhD
• 3:15 PM - Break
• 3:30 PM - Concurrent Breakout Session 1
• 4:20 PM - Break
• 4:30 PM - Concurrent Breakout Session 2
• 5:30 PM - Coming Together

Participants who attend will receive complimentary bags of books and ROR goodies to take home!

Also, you're invited to join us the following day on Thursday, March 5, 2026 for our first-ever Early Relational Health Summit. On this full day of programming, the learning continues with insights from experts, networking opportunities, and new research and approaches in serving young children, their families and communities. Click here to learn more and register for the Summit - choose Site Support Meeting attendee to enable free registration.

**Please note that our location this year is different than in years past!

For those needing accommodations, we have received a room block at the Courtyard by Marriott Naperville. Use this link to reserve your room by February 11, 2026.

For questions, please contact the Reach Out & Read Illinois team:

• Olivia Heinzeroth, Senior Program Manager, oheinzeroth@illinoisaap.com
• Rachel Pikelny, Director of Early Childhood Initiatives, rpikelny@illinoisaap.com
• Cindy Ogrin, Chief Strategy Officer, cogrin@illinoisaap.com