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WILFRED SMITH RESOURCE CENTER
Contact : Eastyln Laurent
Address : 135 Ave Y NE , Winter Haven , FL 33881
863-298-7898 EastlynLaurent @ polk-county . net https :// www . polk-county . net / parks-and-recreation / resource-centers
Hours of Operation : Monday - Thursday : 3:00-5:30 PM
About : The Wilfred Smith Resource Center provides a FREE after school program for elementary ( K-5th grade ) students . Family events include the Back to School Bash ( call for more information ) and the End of the School Year Dance in May .

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Bilingual
YREADS
Contact : Dorene Walter
863-859-7769 , option 3 , ext . 406
dorene
. walter @ ymcawcf . org www . ymcawcf . org
Hours of Operation : Monday - Thursday : 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
About : YReads provides targeted reading tutoring to students at Winston Academy in grades K-4 during the school year . The program is open to all students ' grades K-3 in the community during the summer . YReads is a FREE program , and our summer program is free as well !

“ Virtually all authorities on literacy education agree … that vocabulary knowledge is vital to success in reading , in literacy more generally , and in the world outside of school .”

— Graves ( 2006 )

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