first reader
Noun
Meaning
(education, publishing) A book for children who are learning to read, usually consisting of pictures and some basic words or phrases.
Synonym: early reader
Synonym of publisher's reader (see reader).
Source: en.wiktionary.orgExamples
To be elected the First Reader in one's branch church is one of the highest and most important positions the lay Christian Scientist may aspire to.
Because there are no clergy in the church, branch church Sunday services are conducted by two Readers: the First Reader, who reads passages from Science and Health, and the Second Reader, who reads passages from the Bible.