Grade-Level Reading Campaign
2023/2024 FAST Results Grades 3-10th
In Volusia County, 80% of VPK children are reading at benchmark.
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.
81% of VPK children enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library were reading at benchmark by PM3.
This shows a 182% increase from PM1 assessment.
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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Tailored program boosts early reading, math, and science skills
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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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Build the habit of good attendance.
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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.
