-- Photo courtesy KYLA FRENCH
First grade students Wyatt Mujo, Hudson Brown and Mason Shaffer, left to right, and their puppies -- wearing hand-knit sweaters -- read together in the grass.
June 1, 2016
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Fuzzy buddies help first-graders build their reading skills
SANDPOINT — A local benefactor has upped the ante on a popular first-grade reading program called Learning with Lucky. Developed by a Post Falls teacher in 2005, the program provides a stuffed yellow or black Labrador retriever reading buddy to each participating first-grader. Fledgling readers can earn accessories for their buddies such as collars and leashes by reaching study milestones during a designated reading period each day.