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Our Mission
Reach Out and Read prepares America's youngest children
to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe
books and encourage families to read together.
Doctors, nurse practitioners, and other medical
professionals incorporate Reach Out and Read's
evidence-based model into regular pediatric checkups, by
advising parents about the importance of reading aloud and
giving developmentally-appropriate books to children. The
program begins at the 6-month checkup and continues through
age 5, with a special emphasis on children growing up in
low-income communities. Families served by Reach Out and
Read read together more often, and their children enter
kindergarten with larger vocabularies and stronger language
skills, better prepared to achieve their potential.
Board of Directors
Chairperson
Peggy Sissel-Phelan, Ed.D.
Brain Child Press, Inc.,
CEO
CV
Cathy Howser
Arkansas State Library, Library
Program Advisor
Ashley Fletcher
Past President, Arkansas
Medical Society Alliance
Amber Richart
Sales Representative, Braintree
Pharmaceuticals
Mica Strother
Office of the Governor, Director
of Appointments to Boards & Commissions
Amy Dunn Johnson
Executive Director, Arkansas
Access to Justice Commission
Suzanne Ramsel
Sales Manager of Publishing Concepts, Inc
Jean Block
Assistant Attorney General, State of Arkansas
Gerald "Nick" Coyle
General Manager, Best Buy NLR
Vivian Flowers
UAMSC Minority Recruiter
Anthony Gagliardo
Sylvan Learning Centers
Medical Advisory Committee
Medical Director
Chad Rodgers, MD
Little Rock Pediatric Clinic,
Pediatrician
CV
Angie Titus, APN
Site Coordinator, Benton
Pediatric Clinic
Dr. Stacy Furlow
Mana Northwest Pediatric Clinic
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