To me, one of the most important skills learned in elementary school is reading comprehension.

Our (school) district is working hard to keep this from happening. These parent-facilitated groups work well for all of my students but particularly well for my advanced learners.

For example, one group may need all of the time to simply clarify challenging vocabulary words while another group may not need to do that.

At the middle school level, we have a reading specialist who can give that extra dose of instruction in reading that some students need.

It's more of a chore to keep them interested in reading when they enter middle school and high school.

As you might expect, there are some public school administrators who don't quite know what to do when dozens-even hundreds-of their students show up for class wearing pro-life messages. Some have even threatened students with detention, suspension and expulsion. However, the Constitution is on the side of free speech.