There's no TV in the Heritage Pediatrics waiting room.

Instead, the decoration at Dr. Chante' Ruffin practice is centered around reading, with a book corner at reception and reading-related murals on the walls of the examination room. One quotes Dr. Seuss: "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." Another depicts a little girl with a book, captioned, "Today a reader, tomorrow a leader."

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Sylacauga preschooler Hadley Rogers, 5, practices her colors with Dr. Chante' Ruffin of Heritage Pediatrics. Ruffin, also vice president of the Alexander City Board of Education, routinely checks on her patients' reading skills and language development.