{"id":1593,"date":"2023-05-05T20:22:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T20:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2023-05-05T20:22:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T20:22:10","slug":"its-go-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/our-stories\/its-go-time\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Go Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019re this close<\/em> to comprehensive literacy legislation passing the Illinois House. This is the time of year when the Illinois legislature finishes up bills and increasingly turns its attention to the budget. So this blog is doing double duty\u2026we need a pro-literacy bill<\/strong> AND a pro-literacy budget<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The facts are stark: about 40% of Illinois students can\u2019t read at even a ‘basic’ level. <\/strong>Most states have acted recently to ensure literacy instruction is evidence-based. It’s time to add Illinois to the list. Urge your representative to support SB2243, soon to be voted on the House floor AND increase early childhood education funding in the budget!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Support Illinois Readers!<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Literacy is complex. It starts with spoken language and exposure to rich vocabulary, experiences to build background knowledge, reading books out loud and learning about concepts of print. (Early childhood programs are SO important for this!) It also requires strong foundational skills with explicit instruction so students can connect the letters on the page to the sounds of speech to the meaning of the words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Illinois needs a literacy plan so that all students, regardless of where they live or their home language, have access to evidence-based literacy instruction.\u00a0Working together, we can set more Illinois students on the path of lifelong reading<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re nearly there, friends. With your help, we\u2019ll get this done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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