,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #be1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,man*9 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mrs4 
,capito1 & ,mr4 ,k+7 submitt$ ! foll[+  
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ,octob] #bj1   
#bjbc1 z ,national ,e>ly ,*ildhood      
,lit]acy ,aw>5ess ,day4  ,:]eas _m      
*ildr5 f families ) l[ incomes beg9     
s*ool already f> beh9d *ildr5 f families
 ) high] incomes2 ,:]eas rese>* %[s t   
*ildr5 f families ) l[ incomes are less 
likely to h int]actions t are critical =
 language developm5t1 includ+-- 7#a7 be+
 read to or spok5 to regul>ly2  7#b7    
hav+ access to books2  7#c7 hav+ a      
lit]acy-ri* environm5t2 &  7#d7 access+ 
high-quality e>ly *ildhood education    
programs2 ,:]eas language developm5t is 
an important precursor to lit]acy2      
,:]eas access to high-quality e>ly      
*ildhood education programs c support   
e>ly *ildhood language developm5t &     
lit]acy2 ,:]eas1 z e>ly z #c ye>s ( age1

 ! vocabul>y ( a *ild c pr$ict ! future 
?ird-grade read+ pr(ici5cy ( ! *ild2    
,:]eas1 dur+ ! fir/ #c ye>s ( life1     
*ildr5 f families ) l[-incomes c he> z  
_m z #cj1jjj1jjj few] words ?an *ildr5 f
 m afflu5t families2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1 ! 
,national ,assessm5t ( ,educational     
,progress 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z   
,,naep7 report$ t-- 7#a7 #ff p]c5t (    
f\r?-grade public s*ool /ud5ts          
nationally p]=m$ bel[ ! ,,naep pr(ici5t 
level 9 read+2 &  7#b7 #cg p]c5t (      
f\r?-grade public s*ool /ud5ts          
nationally p]=m$ bel[ ! ,,naep basic    
level 9 read+2 & ,:]eas aw>5ess ( e>ly  
*ildhood lit]acy issues mu/ be height5$ 
to enc\rage great] support to help      
*ildr5 a*ieve read+ pr(ici5cy3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7          
designates ,octob] #bj1 #bjbc1 z        
,national ,e>ly ,*ildhood ,lit]acy      
,aw>5ess ,day2  7#b7 enc\rages ,/ates1  
localities1 s*ools1 e>ly *ildhood       
education programs1 & nonpr(it          
organizations to obs]ve ! day )         

appropriate programs & activities1 ) !  
goal ( increas+ public aw>5ess ab\t e>ly
 *ildhood lit]acy issues2  7#c7         
recognizes ! ne$ to make e>ly *ildhood  
lit]acy a public priority2  7#d7        
supports ! ef=ts ( bus9esses1 ,/ate &   
local gov]nm5ts1 e>ly *ildhood education
 programs1 nonpr(it organizations1      
educators1 & volunte]s d$icat$ to       
increas+ *ildhood lit]acy rates2  7#e7  
applauds ! initiatives ( bus9esses1     
,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1 e>ly *ildhood  
education programs1 nonpr(it            
organizations1 educators1 & volunte]s   
t-- 7,a7 use "t & res\rces to address   
e>ly *ildhood lit]acy issues1 ! causes (
 poor read+ scores1 & pot5tial solutions
 to ^? issues2 &  7,b7 "w to promote !  
love ( read+ among *ildr52 &  7#f7      
enc\rages p>5ts1 o!r family memb]s1 &   
c>egiv]s to introduce *ildr5 to ! _w (  
books & o!r lit]acy activities 9 diff]5t
 ways1 includ+ by-- 7,a7 read+ to       
*ildr52  7,b7 tell+ /ories2  7,c7 tea*+ 
lett]s & words2 &  7,d7 visit+ libr>ies4