Reach Out and Read is a program that
prepares young children to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to “prescribe”
books and encourage families to read together. Building on the belief that
parents are their children’s first and most important educators, Reach Out and
Read provides families with the books and developmental information they need
to prepare their young learners for lifelong social, emotional, and academic
success. Given that 90% of a child’s brain development occurs before age 5, the
program reaches children during this critical window of opportunity. Reach Out and
Read is designed to prevent learning deficiencies before they occur, giving
children the chance they deserve to reach their tremendous innate potential. Wilkes County has 5 pediatric offices that participate in
the Reach Out and Read program serving over 3,000 children. The five pediatric
offices that participate include: Wilkes
Pediatric Clinic, Wilkes County Health Department, Medical Associates of
Wilkes, Special Care for Special Kids, and Wilkes Regional Family Medicine.
Picture: Wilkes Pediatric Clinic staff Kim Taylor (FNP),
Jennifer Hartley (PA-C), Dr. Anand Raman, Dr. Timothy Vannoy, Dr. Julie Koch,
and Dr. John Pontzer with Wilkes Pediatric Clinic are a part of the Reach Out
and Read Program that prescribes “reading” to young children during well-check
visits.
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