Full Text of HR1119 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives recognize that every student is unique and that | 4 | | all children learn at a different pace when compared to their | 5 | | peers; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The commonality between all students is the need | 7 | | to be amongst their peers; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Inclusive education brings all students together | 9 | | in one classroom and community, regardless of their strengths | 10 | | or weaknesses in any area, and seeks to maximize the potential | 11 | | of all students; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Students with disabilities can be integrated | 13 | | socially with their peers; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Students can create long-lasting friendships that | 15 | | would not be otherwise possible; these friendships can give | 16 | | them the skills to navigate social relationships later in life; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In a well-designed inclusion classroom, the | 19 | | teacher uses inclusion strategies to help students succeed | 20 | | academically; therefore, students encounter higher |
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| 1 | | expectations, both from their peers and their teachers, as well | 2 | | as the positive academic role models of their classmates | 3 | | without disabilities; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Students with disabilities educated in an | 5 | | inclusive classroom have been found to score higher on literacy | 6 | | measures than students educated in segregated settings; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Research has shown that the majority of students | 8 | | without disabilities have scored higher on State standardized | 9 | | tests over a period of 4 years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Research also indicates that inclusive education | 11 | | promotes and enhances all students' social growth within | 12 | | inclusive classrooms and does not negatively affect typical | 13 | | students' academic growth; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, In an inclusion setting, students with and without | 15 | | disabilities learn how to work with each other, regardless of | 16 | | individual skills and abilities, which helps improve academic | 17 | | performance and the ability to succeed later in life; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, All parents want their children to be accepted by | 19 | | their peers and have friends; inclusive settings can make this | 20 | | vision a reality for many children with disabilities; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The family of the disabled student can be | 2 | | positively affected by classroom inclusion through newly | 3 | | potential friendship and relationship opportunities; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, When children attend classes that reflect the | 5 | | similarities and differences of people in the real world, they | 6 | | learn to appreciate diversity; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Respect and understanding grow when children of | 8 | | differing abilities and cultures communicate and learn | 9 | | together, which may be the first step in creating a more | 10 | | diverse workforce and world; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we encourage the Illinois State Board of Education and each | 14 | | school district in this State to consider the potential | 15 | | benefits of inclusive education for students with and without | 16 | | disabilities in Illinois; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 18 | | delivered to the Illinois State Board of Education and the | 19 | | Regional Offices of Education.
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