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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
urging the Department of Education to use closed captioning as a teaching and learning tool for public elementary and middle school students, and to assist public school students of all ages with learning disabilities who may benefit from closed captioning.
WHEREAS, according to the Kaiser Fami1y Foundation, two‑thirds of infants, toddlers, and children under the age of six watch an average of two hours of television, while children and teens from seven to eighteen years of age spend nearly four hours a day in front of a television screen; and
WHEREAS, television has replaced the time children spend reading books, causing agencies such as the National Education Association to take action; and
WHEREAS, in 1998, the National Education Association started the "Read Across America" program in an effort to motivate children to read instead of watching television or playing video games; and
WHEREAS, while television opens up new worlds of entertainment and information to children with pictures and sound capturing their attention, the absence of a reading component restricts this medium as a learning tool; and
WHEREAS, while originally developed for the deaf and hearing impaired, closed captioning also has the capability of helping anyone learn by bringing reading to television; and
WHEREAS, in 1986, researchers Koskinen, Wilson, and Jensema noted:
"Captions are reading material. They can turn television into a moving story book, a steady stream of written language presented with both video and audio reinforcement. Viewers can see words on the screen, hear them spoken, and see them put into visual context. One of the most exciting potential applications of closed captioning is its use as an educational tool."; and
WHEREAS, research has shown that closed captioning has the ability to enhance vocabulary, reading speed, word association, and spelling; and
WHEREAS, closed captioning is a free service provided by the television industry, and most televisions purchased after 1993 already have the capability to display closed captioning; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2009, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Education is urged to use closed captioning as a teaching and learning tool for public elementary and middle school students, and to assist public school students of all ages with learning disabilities who may benefit from closed captioning; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Superintendent of Education and the Chair of the Board of Education.
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OFFERED BY: |
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Department of Education; Closed Captioning