Source: https://washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/113_HR_2706.html
Timestamp: 2015-07-05 23:17:19
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H.R. 2706, The LEARN Act - Washington Watch
H.R. 2706, The LEARN Act (1 comment ↓)
This item is from the 113th Congress (2013-2014) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.This bill, or a similar bill, was reintroduced in the current Congress as H.R. 858, The LEARN Act.
H.R. 2706 would establish a comprehensive literacy program.
Status of the Legislation Latest Major Action: 9/13/2013: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
See Bills on the Same Subject:Academic performance and assessments, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Education programs funding, Elementary and secondary education, Government information and archives, Language arts, Preschool education, Teaching, teachers, curricula	Sponsored Links
Sponsor: Rep. John Yarmuth	(D-KY-3rd district)
Department of Health and Human Services	(2 comments | 6 votes»)	Congress, generally, no additional specification available	Department of Education	Government Accountability Office	Department of the Interior	(3 votes»)	(show list ↓)
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July 29, 2013, 8:41pm
This program is just another waste of money as the schools alone can not teach children to read. The problem from the elementary teachers (my wife and her colleagues) point of view is that the biggest challenge is to get parents to read with their children. Reading is not just technical skills to recognize words and sentences but to understand, learn and dialogue. Children whose parents read to them consistently (daily) and with more energy and interest than they give to youth sports or video games come into First Grade reading well above that established level.
If the Feds are going to get involved they should find a way to teach parents responsibility for all aspects of their child's development.