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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Academic Language Therapy |
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Association and its Texas chapter are gathering at the State |
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Capitol on February 4, 2015, to commemorate Dyslexia Awareness Day; |
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WHEREAS, A national organization headquartered in Dallas, |
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ALTA was founded in 1986 to promote high standards of education, |
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practice, and professionalism in the delivery of services to |
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students with dyslexia and related disorders; the group's |
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membership includes licensed dyslexia therapists and |
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practitioners, along with parents and educators; and |
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WHEREAS, One in five students has a language-based |
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disability, and dyslexia is the most common of these disabilities; |
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across Texas, public school district identification of students |
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with dyslexia varies widely, from almost 17 percent in some schools |
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to about 0.2 percent in others, according to 2014 Public Education |
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Information Management System data; a 2000 study by The University |
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of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston--Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice Hospital found dyslexia among 48 percent of the state's |
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prison population; and |
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WHEREAS, Dyslexia and related disorders are far from |
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uncommon, but although their impact can be extensive, professional |
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help and support can ensure that they provide no barrier to |
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achievement; through the dedicated efforts of its members, the |
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Academic Language Therapy Association is making a lasting, positive |
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difference in the lives of countless young people, and it is indeed |
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appropriate to recognize this noteworthy organization at this time; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 4, 2015, as Dyslexia |
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Awareness Day and honor the Academic Language Therapy Association |
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and Texas ALTA on this occasion. |
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Zerwas |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Herrero |
Phelan |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Howard |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Riddle |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rinaldi |
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Burkett |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Burns |
Keough |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Romero, Jr. |
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Button |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Canales |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schaefer |
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Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simmons |
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Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Spitzer |
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Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Springer |
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Deshotel |
Lucio III |
Stephenson |
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Dutton |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Elkins |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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Faircloth |
McClendon |
Tinderholt |
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Fallon |
Menéndez |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Frullo |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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Galindo |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 335 was adopted by the House on February |
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4, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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