TITLE: Recognizing February 4, 2015, as Dyslexia Awareness Day and honoring the Academic Language Therapy Association and Texas ALTA.

SUMMARY: Recognizing February 4, 2015, as Dyslexia Awareness Day and honoring the Academic Language Therapy Association and Texas ALTA.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Members of the Academic Language Therapy Association and its Texas chapter are gathering at the State Capitol on February 4, 2015, to commemorate Dyslexia Awareness Day; and WHEREAS, A national organization headquartered in Dallas, ALTA was founded in 1986 to promote high standards of education, practice, and professionalism in the delivery of services to students with dyslexia and related disorders; the group's membership includes licensed dyslexia therapists and practitioners, along with parents and educators; and WHEREAS, One in five students has a language-based disability, and dyslexia is the most common of these disabilities; across Texas, public school district identification of students with dyslexia varies widely, from almost 17 percent in some schools to about 0.2 percent in others, according to 2014 Public Education Information Management System data; a 2000 study by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston--Texas Department of Criminal Justice Hospital found dyslexia among 48 percent of the state's prison population; and WHEREAS, Dyslexia and related disorders are far from uncommon, but although their impact can be extensive, professional help and support can ensure that they provide no barrier to achievement; through the dedicated efforts of its members, the Academic Language Therapy Association is making a lasting, positive difference in the lives of countless young people, and it is indeed appropriate to recognize this noteworthy organization at this time; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby recognize February 4, 2015, as Dyslexia Awareness Day and honor the Academic Language Therapy Association and Texas ALTA on this occasion. Zerwas Straus Guerra Otto Allen Guillen Paddie Alonzo Gutierrez Parker Alvarado Harless Paul Anchia Hernandez Pe a Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips Ashby Huberty Pickett Aycock Hughes Price Bell Hunter Raney Blanco Isaac Raymond Bohac Israel Reynolds Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr. Button King of Parker Rose Canales King of Taylor Sanford Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer Clardy Klick Schofield Coleman Koop Shaheen Collier Krause Sheets Cook Kuempel Sheffield Craddick Landgraf Simmons Crownover Larson Simpson Dale Laubenberg Smith Darby Leach Smithee Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer Davis of Harris Lozano Springer Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson Dukes M rquez Stickland Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt Fallon Men ndez Turner of Collin Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles VanDeaver Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White of Bell Galindo Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Geren Murphy Workman Giddings Murr Wray Goldman Naishtat Wu Gonzales Nev rez Zedler Gonz lez Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 335 was adopted by the House on February 4, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House