85R6147 BK-D
By: Miller H.R. No. 50
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Chapter of the Academic
Language Therapy Association are gathering at the State Capitol on
February 8, 2017, to commemorate Dyslexia Awareness Day; and
WHEREAS, Composed of licensed dyslexia therapists and
practitioners as well as parents and educators of students
identified with dyslexia, Texas ALTA is dedicated to the mission of
helping to provide high-quality services to 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, According to recent data collected by the Texas
Education Agency, dyslexia rates may be as high as 14 percent in
some Texas school districts; moreover, a 2000 study conducted at
The University of Texas Medical Branch in conjunction with the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice indicated a dyslexia
prevalence of 48 percent in the Texas prison population,
underscoring the vital importance of early intervention; and
WHEREAS, The Academic Language Therapy Association promotes
and supports the work of licensed language therapists and
practitioners to give individuals with dyslexia every opportunity
to fulfill their potential, and in so doing, it is making a positive
and lasting difference in the lives of many young Texans; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Texas Chapter of the Academic Language
Therapy Association and recognize February 8, 2017, as Dyslexia
Awareness Day; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.