SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Kids across Central Florida are falling in love with reading and a statewide program is helping them out.
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The New Worlds Reading Initiative held a celebration at the Central Florida Zoo to mark 100,000 enrolled students.
The program sends free books to Florida students in kindergarten through fifth grade who are not reading on grade level.
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“I’ve been seeing such a great progress. And me as a parent, what else can I ask, seeing my boy going on the right track,” said Florencia Savkovski, a parent.
Participating students will receive one free book per month during the school year, up to nine books.
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