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Read more about the ways in which we’re reaching Florida families and communities.
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Free Florida Reading Program Launches Regional Partners Program to Reach More VPK – 5th Grade Families in Need of Literacy Support
The New Worlds Reading Initiative is partnering with organizations across the state of Florida to support families and communities through literacy workshops and events!
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Celebrate Three Years of Advancing Childhood Literacy with New Worlds Reading’s Free Book Bash
Miami families of VPK students and K – 5th grade public and charter school students are invited to attend the […]
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Expanding Florida’s literacy ecosystem with New Worlds Reading Teacher Professional Development
This summer UF Lastinger Center for Learning facilitated five New Worlds Reading Teacher Professional Development sessions across the state.
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Free Florida Reading Program Expands Eligibility to VPK Students Just in Time for Back-to-School Season
The New Worlds Reading Initiative will continue to support Florida families and children by delivering free books and reading resources directly to VPK-5th grade students this school year!
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Free Florida Reading Program Partners with Local Fifth Grader and Inspiring Professionals to Boost State Literacy Rates
The New Worlds Reading Initiative is encouraging families to embrace the power of reading this National Reading Month and beyond—and more than 500,000 FL K-5 students are eligible to receive free books!
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Chris Sprowls’ literacy initiative hits $50M private funding goal
House Speaker Chris Sprowls announced Wednesday that his statewide book delivery program is now fully funded thanks to $50 million in commitments from corporate sponsors.
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Florida’s struggling readers flock to free book program
A $200 million effort approved in 2021 by the Florida Legislature already has shipped nearly 336,000 free books to elementary school students in the state, making good on a promise to deliver a new book every month to children who need to boost reading skills.
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UF Lastinger Center for Learning Selects Scholastic as Partner in New Worlds Reading Initiative
The Lastinger Center for Learning at the University of Florida announced the selection of Scholastic as its strategic partner in New Worlds Reading—a program to ship free books, in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole, to over half a million K-5 students who are not yet reading on grade level across the state of Florida to advance…