Every teacher is excited about reading and promotes the value and fun of reading to students.
All students are carefully evaluated, beginning in Kindergarten, to see what they know and what they need to become good readers. Reading instruction and practice lasts 90 minutes or more a day in first, second, and third grades and 60 minutes a day in Kindergarten. All students in first, second, and third grades who are behind in reading get special instruction and practice. These students receive, throughout the day, a total of 60 extra minutes of instruction. Summer school is available for students who are behind at the end of the year.