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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 87
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WHEREAS, Members of the Academic Language Therapy Association |
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are gathering at the State Capitol on February 4, 2015, to |
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commemorate Dyslexia Awareness Day; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1986 and headquartered in Dallas, |
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the Academic Language Therapy Association is a national |
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organization that includes licensed dyslexia therapists and |
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practitioners as well as parents and educators of students |
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identified with dyslexia; the group is dedicated to the mission |
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of helping to provide high quality services for students with |
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dyslexia and related disorders; and |
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WHEREAS, One in five students has a language-based disability, |
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and dyslexia is the most common of these disabilities; and |
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WHEREAS, A joint study by the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice and The University of Texas Medical Branch in 2000 found |
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that 48 percent of the Texas prison population was identified |
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with dyslexia; and |
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WHEREAS, The 2014 Public Education Information Management |
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System data indicates that public school district identification |
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of students with dyslexia varies across Texas from 16.69 percent |
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in some schools to 0.21 percent in others; and |
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WHEREAS, These findings demonstrate that language therapy |
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for individuals with dyslexia is crucial; and |
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WHEREAS, The Academic Language Therapy Association and its |
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Texas chapter are making a positive and lasting difference in the |
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lives of many young Texans, and the association indeed merits |
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special commendation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize February 4, 2015, as Dyslexia |
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Awareness Day at the State Capitol and honor the members of the |
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Academic Language Therapy Association and its Texas chapter for |
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their efforts and achievements; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard |
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from the Texas Senate. |
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Huffman |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 4, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |