All students in kindergarten and first grade will soon be taking iPads home each day as part of a pilot program by the Lamesa school district to improve reading and vocabulary skills. Administrators announced the program during Thursday evening’s regular meeting of the Lamesa school board. “If we’re going to make a dent in this literacy situation, it’s all about reading,” Superintendent Jim Knight said. The school will pilot the program in only two grade levels through the end of the current school year. Plans are to expand it to all elementary grades – from pre-kindergarten possibly up to third grade – beginning ...