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78R19214 KMP-D

By:  Solis                                                        H.R. No. 1790



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Dyslexia is a learning disability that can 
significantly impede a student's ability to master language skills 
such as reading, spelling, and writing; in recent years, great 
strides have been made toward understanding this condition, which 
affects an estimated 10 percent of the general population, and 
specific techniques are available to educators and parents for 
helping children to develop their language skills to their full 
potential; and
	WHEREAS, To encourage Texans to learn more about this common 
obstacle to learning, the Texas House of Representatives recognizes 
April 2003 as Dyslexia Awareness Month and heartily commends the 
efforts of those who have worked to improve dyslexia education in 
the Lone Star State; and
	WHEREAS, Among the many Texans who have been successful 
proponents for dyslexia awareness are Brownsville residents 
Seferino and Patricia Segura and the talented educators at the 
Brownsville ISD special education department and the Harlingen 
Dyslexia Assistance Center; the State of Texas is enormously 
grateful to those who have contributed to our knowledge about 
dyslexia and is pleased to honor their accomplishments at this 
time; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby recognize April 2003 as Dyslexia Awareness Month 
and urge all Texans to learn more about the symptoms, consequences, 
and treatments for this common learning disability.