Grade-Level Reading Campaign
2023/2024 FAST Results Grades 3-10th
81% of VPK children enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library were reading at benchmark by PM3.
According to data from the 2023-24 FAST (Florida Assessment of Student Thinking), the state of Florida saw an overall 4% increase in grade-level reading scores from the previous year.
Students are assessed up to three times per year: PM1, PM2, & PM3.
Check out our new
Virtual Little Learner’s Library!
Unlock a world of learning and fun for your little ones by visiting our new digital activity shelf. The Little Learner's Library is packed with easy-to-follow family engagement activities designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and imagination.
What are the benefits of doing family engagement activities at home with your child(ren)?
Encourages bonding and quality time
Enhances learning and academic success
Fosters creativity and critical thinking skills
Start exploring the Little Learner’s Library today and watch your child’s love for learning and reading grow!
ELCFV is the lead agency for our local Grade-Level Reading Campaign. Below are links to some of the tools we use to support early literacy:
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A tailored program offers adaptive, online programs in reading, math, and science for children from PreK to 2nd grade.
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (DPIL) provides one free book each month until the child turns five-years old to assure children have access to books.
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Your source for FREE developmental questionnaires to celebrate your child’s developmental milestones, and activities to support healthy growth for children ages birth – 8 years old.
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3Ts for Families
A free website to help you support children’s foundational brain development. -
3Ts for Community Partner Organizations
A suite of online, print, and in-person resources for families and community organizations, available in English and Spanish -
3Ts for Early Learning Professionals
As a 3Ts Ambassador, you'll learn to engage parents in the science of brain development and teach them to Tune In, Talk More, and Take Turns with their young children for future success. -
A maternal and child health program designed exclusively for health, language, and literacy development.
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A national initiative that provides resources, strategies and support to reduce chronic absence and improve student outcomes.
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Little Free Library book-sharing boxes are open seven days a week, 24 hours a day and are freely accessible to all, removing barriers to book access.
Interested in getting involved?
Please email August Kummerfeldt, Community Partnerships Supervisor.
