Fact: Reading at grade level by the third grade is the leading indicator of school success and high school graduation Fact: Almost half of third graders in South Florida fail to achieve this critical benchmark. The Read to Learn initiative is hoping to change that. The Children's Trust and The Center for Literature and Theatre at Miami Dade College have teamed up for Read to Learn / Books for Free a program focused on increasing access to books for kids in underserved communities. The hope is that by placing bookshelves stocked with age-appropriate new and gently used books in WIC offices, public...
