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Read to be Ready provides kids with the chance to excel
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Lacy Garrison photo Upcoming second-grader Katherine Brickles reads The Most Magnificent Thing with her mom Desiree Brickles. During Thirsty Thursday at West Elementary, parents are invited to come sit with their children, enjoy drinks and cookies, and read together.
The Young Scholar’s Institute isn’t the only program offering learning opportunities for children this summer. During the month of June at West Elementary, Read to be Ready Summer Reading Camp is providing rich reading and writing opportunities for rising first-, second-, and third-graders. “The kids are from West, Bobby Ray and Hickory Creek,” said program director Christie Allison.