Thank goodness we have it now. BOY are they hammering on my daughter about reading, and I say GOOD! We review her words every night with flashcards and have her read to us every night, and she STILL is classified as struggling. Either the kids these days are alot smarter than we were in the 70's or I have a dumb kid, but I'm glad to see a school push learning a little.
(It's a good thing she's doing well in math!)