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1st Grade Books for Summer Reading List (Ages 6 – 7) If your 1st grade child loves a book, get more books by the same author or in the same series. Keep them reading as much as you can!
Cheers and screams erupted through the first-grade hallway of Sweeney Elementary last Friday, with nearly a hundred first graders celebrating gifts of books and goodies. The kids were part of ...
SIOUX CITY — Anahi Gileta loves to read new books, especially when there is an audience. When she's at home, the Hunt A+ Arts Elementary School first-grader makes a crowd out of her four cats ...
Last year, over 30% of Iowa’s third graders were not reading at grade level, according to the Iowa Department of Education. First grade teacher Amber Harrison said the book packs will help ...
PRESCOTT — Many teachers ask their students to create books to teach reading and writing, but not many actually publish the work. However, the students in Danette Derickson's first-grade class ...
Nearly 38,000 first grade students in Iowa will receive literacy instruction books to take home and keep as part of a $3.5 million state investment to boost early literacy.