TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A priority of House Speaker Chris Sprowls that would lead to books being delivered to the homes of struggling elementary school readers got unanimous approval Thursday from a House panel.
“In the essence of this bill, we certainly want our children to read on grade-level, we want them to be successful students and adults.
But more importantly, we want them to be excited about reading,” Trabulsy said during Thursday’s meeting of the House Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee.
AdThe most recent data on English Language Arts assessments, recorded during the 2018-2019 school year, showed 43% of third-grade students were reading below grade level.
To choose a distributor for delivering books, Trabulsy said the Department of Education or third-party administrator will publish a request for bids.