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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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and |
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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. |