Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the goal of the education system shall be that virtually every American student be able to read at grade level or better.

Bill: 118-hres-738
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]
Introduced: 2023-09-28
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution recognizes the goal of the education system shall be that virtually every American student be able to read at grade level or better.</p><p>Additionally, the resolution encourages literacy programs to be set up to include one-on-one tutoring for each student diagnosed with a literacy gap of one year or more. The resolution encourages this one-on-one tutoring to be five days per week until the student is reading at grade level.&nbsp;</p><p>The resolution also encourages state and local government agencies working with private organizations with proven literacy programs to (1) work together to identify and establish solutions to illiteracy, and (2) establish adult literacy programs to help adults who have reading gaps below 8th grade.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 738 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2023 Mr. Huizenga submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the goal of the education system shall be that virtually every American student be able to read at grade level or better.

Whereas literacy is an essential skill for success in America; Whereas illiteracy continues to challenge thousands of students annually, across many grade levels; Whereas illiteracy has been a silent epidemic which has not been addressed in America for decades and now finds us at a crisis level; Whereas a literacy gap nationwide—measuring 8th grade students who are reading below proficiency—exists at well over 50 percent; Whereas children who struggle to read, become adults who struggle in society; leading to a cycle of poverty; Whereas literacy transforms the lives of students and creates strong communities; Whereas a literacy curriculum with a structured literacy approach that includes multisensory, phonics, and decoding components are foundational reading skills; Whereas literacy programs that include an individual diagnostic assessment by a certified teacher are best set to improve outcomes; Whereas research shows students who are tutored one-on-one, five days a week achieve grade-level movement in reading; Whereas research shows individuals who can read at least at a high school level are more likely to be hired in the job force; Whereas research shows individuals who can read at least at a high school level are less likely to be incarcerated in prison; Whereas research shows Junior ROTC students who are reading at grade level or better are more likely to be accepted into the military; and Whereas the COVID–19 Pandemic exacerbated learning loss among K–12 students.

That the House of Representatives— (1) recognizes the goal of the education system shall be that virtually every American student be able to read at grade level or better; (2) encourages that literacy programs should be set up to include one-on-one tutoring for each student diagnosed with a literacy gap of one year or more, five days per week until the student is reading at grade level; (3) encourages State and local government agencies working with private organizations with proven literacy programs to work together to identify and establish solutions to illiteracy; and (4) encourages these same State and local government agencies and private organizations to establish adult literacy programs to help adults who have reading gaps below eighth grade.