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