Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced a statewide investment of over $3.5 million to provide book packs to all public and accredited nonpublic elementary schools & nearly 38,000 first-grade students. These Take home Books are based around Science, math, history and other core academic growth.
Gov. Reynolds said- “These book packs, based on the Science of Reading, bring parents more fully into that process by giving them a fun way to reinforce at home what their children are learning at school. It’s a powerful way to teach our kids to read—so they can spend a lifetime reading to learn.”
The Department selected “Just Right Reader” through a competitive bid process, that will now provide decodable reading packs at no cost to Iowa elementary schools and families.
Each decodable book includes a QR code with access to video lessons for active family engagement.