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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Chapter of the Academic |
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Language Therapy Association are gathering at the State Capitol on |
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February 8, 2017, to commemorate Dyslexia Awareness Day; and |
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WHEREAS, Composed of licensed dyslexia therapists and |
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practitioners as well as parents and educators of students |
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identified with dyslexia, Texas ALTA is dedicated to the mission of |
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helping to provide high-quality services to students with dyslexia |
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and related disorders; 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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and |
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WHEREAS, According to recent data collected by the Texas |
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Education Agency, dyslexia rates may be as high as 14 percent in |
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some Texas school districts; moreover, a 2000 study conducted at |
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The University of Texas Medical Branch in conjunction with the |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice indicated a dyslexia |
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prevalence of 48 percent in the Texas prison population, |
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underscoring the vital importance of early intervention; and |
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WHEREAS, The Academic Language Therapy Association promotes |
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and supports the work of licensed language therapists and |
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practitioners to give individuals with dyslexia every opportunity |
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to fulfill their potential, and in so doing, it is making a positive |
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and lasting difference in the lives of many young Texans; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Texas Chapter of the Academic Language |
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Therapy Association and recognize February 8, 2017, as Dyslexia |
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Awareness Day; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |