,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,huiz5ga submitt$ ! foll[+    
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,education & ! ,work=ce             
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives t ! goal ( !         
education sy/em %all be t virtually e   
,am]ican /ud5t be able to read at grade 
level or bett]4  ,:]eas lit]acy is an   
ess5tial skill = success 9 ,am]ica2     
,:]eas illit]acy cont9ues to *all5ge    
?\s&s ( /ud5ts annually1 across _m grade
 levels2 ,:]eas illit]acy has be5 a     
sil5t epidemic :i* has n be5 address$ 9 
,am]ica = decades & n[ f9ds u at a      
crisis level2 ,:]eas a lit]acy gap      
nationwide--measur+ #h? grade /ud5ts :o 
are read+ bel[ pr(ici5cy--exi/s at well 
ov] #ej p]c5t2 ,:]eas *ildr5 :o /ruggle 
to read1 become adults :o /ruggle 9     
society2 lead+ to a cycle ( pov]ty2     
,:]eas lit]acy trans=ms ! lives ( /ud5ts
 & creates /rong communities2 ,:]eas a  

lit]acy curriculum ) a /ructur$ lit]acy 
approa* t includes multis5sory1 phonics1
 & decod+ compon5ts are f\ndational     
read+ skills2 ,:]eas lit]acy programs t 
include an individual diagno/ic         
assessm5t by a c]tifi$ tea*] are be/ set
 to improve outcomes2 ,:]eas rese>* %[s 
/ud5ts :o are tutor$ "o-on-"o1 five days
 a week a*ieve grade-level movem5t 9    
read+2 ,:]eas rese>* %[s individuals :o 
c read at lea/ at a high s*ool level are
 m likely to be hir$ 9 ! job =ce2 ,:]eas
 rese>* %[s individuals :o c read at    
lea/ at a high s*ool level are less     
likely to be inc>c]at$ 9 prison2 ,:]eas 
rese>* %[s ,junior ,,rotc /ud5ts :o are 
read+ at grade level or bett] are m     
likely to be accept$ into ! milit>y2 &  
,:]eas ! ,,covid-#ai ,p&emic exac]bat$  
le>n+ loss among ,k-#ab /ud5ts4 ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7          
recognizes ! goal ( ! education sy/em   
%all be t virtually e ,am]ican /ud5t be 
able to read at grade level or bett]2   
7#b7 enc\rages t lit]acy programs %\ld  

be set up to include "o-on-"o tutor+ =  
ea* /ud5t diagnos$ ) a lit]acy gap ( "o 
ye> or m1 five days p] week until !     
/ud5t is read+ at grade level2  7#c7    
enc\rages ,/ate & local gov]nm5t ag5cies
 work+ ) private organizations ) prov5  
lit]acy programs to "w toge!r to id5tify
 & e/abli% solutions to illit]acy2 &    
7#d7 enc\rages ^! same ,/ate & local    
gov]nm5t ag5cies & private organizations
 to e/abli% adult lit]acy programs to   
help adults :o h read+ gaps bel[ eigh?  
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