Amy Mathis is the new Early Literacy Coordinator for the Wilkes Community Partnership for Children. She will coordinate literacy programs such as Raising a Reader, Reach Out and Read, Dolly Parton Imagination Library and other literacy activities. Raising A Reader (RAR) is an early literacy and family engagement program for young children that helps families develop book-sharing routines with their child. Reach Out and Read is a program that provides children with a free age appropriate book at their well child visit to the doctor. Wilkes County currently has five medical practices that participate which include Wilkes County Health Department, Special Care for Special Kids, Wilkes Regional Family Medicine, Wilkes Pediatric Clinic, and Medical Associates of Wilkes. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library is an early literacy program that fosters a love of reading among preschool children and their families by providing them with the gift of a specially selected book each month. A high quality, age-appropriate book will be mailed directly to their homes.
Amy is a native of Roaring River who recently returned to the area after working in Charlotte and Cullowhee. As a Western Carolina University graduate she brings a wealth of experience, including Head Start and the Goddard School.
Knowing how important the first few years of a child’s life are to their learning and development, the Wilkes Community Partnership for Children is excited to have a person on board that brings both a wealth of early childhood experiences and a passion for working with young children and their families.
Wilkes Community Partnership for Children, a local Smart Start agency, is a United Way support agency.
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