biostudies-literatureUthirasamy NNational Center for Advancing Translational SciencesEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentNICHD NIH HHSNCATS NIH HHSU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthHealth Resources and Services AdministrationRobert Wood Johnson Foundation520-549https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10149560biostudies-literatureUnknown23(3)<h4>Background</h4>Reach Out and Read (ROR) is an evidence-based literacy promotion intervention that leverages the near-universal access to children of primary care practices to promote optimal child development. While several studies document ROR's effectiveness, its implementation remains understudied.<h4>Objective</h4>This scoping review examines the existing literature to better understand ROR implementation.<h4>Data sources</h4>PubMed, ERIC, Web of Science, Academic Search Premier, ProQuest Education Database, and CINAHL.<h4>Study selection</h4>We included peer-reviewed English-language papers focusing on ROR in an ambulatory setting in North America.<h4>Data extraction</h4>Extracted variables were informed by the Template for Intervention Description and Replication checklist and inAcademic pediatricsReach Out and Read Implementation: A Scoping Review.PMC10149560R01HD099125UL1 TR003017UL1TR003017R01 HD099125U3DMD32755Mackie TIRamachandran UJimenez MEHemler JRCordoba DDevine KAUthirasamy NReddy MPai SfalseReach Out and Read Implementation: A Scoping Review.<h4>Background</h4>Reach Out and Read (ROR) is an evidence-based literacy promotion intervention that leverages the near-universal access to children of primary care practices to promote optimal child development. While several studies document ROR's effectiveness, its implementation remains understudied.<h4>Objective</h4>This scoping review examines the existing literature to better understand ROR implementation.<h4>Data sources</h4>PubMed, ERIC, Web of Science, Academic Search Premier, ProQuest Education Database, and CINAHL.<h4>Study selection</h4>We included peer-reviewed English-language papers focusing on ROR in an ambulatory setting in North America.<h4>Data extraction</h4>Extracted variables were informed by the Template for Intervention Description and Replication checklist and in2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Apr2026-07-15T02:50:58.815Z2025-04-04T19:58:18.652ZS-EPMC101495603646415610.1016/j.acap.2022.11.012