Dr. Christopher McNeil, a former elementary school principal, is pairing reading with self-care for young students. From inside of George Melcher Elementary, the Books And Barbers is in session.
Reading intervention programs exist at all seven elementary schools in the Post Falls School District, which owns some of the best reading scores in the state.
Ignite Reading, a nationally recognized high-dosage tutoring program, teaches 1st–8th grade students to read at more than twice the rate expected in traditional classrooms with no achievement gaps.