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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability
3and the most common cause of reading, writing, and spelling
4difficulties; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dyslexia affects 70%-80% of people with reading
6difficulties and is more common than autism, attention deficit
7disorder, and attention deficit hyperactive disorder; and
 
8    WHEREAS, At least 2 million people in Illinois show
9symptoms of dyslexia; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Dyslexia is a neurological and genetic disorder,
11affecting all ethnicities and socio-economic statuses equally;
12and
 
13    WHEREAS, Students with dyslexia face difficulty learning
14to read and, if left undiagnosed, often become frustrated with
15academic study; and
 
16    WHEREAS, With the help of intervention before 1st grade,
17students with dyslexia can learn to read and write at grade
18level; and
 
19    WHEREAS, If children with dyslexia are poor readers in 3rd

 

 

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1grade, they will likely remain poor readers into their adult
2lives; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Globally, great strides have been made to raise
4awareness about dyslexia to promote early diagnosis, including
5the designation of October as National Dyslexia Awareness Month
6in the United States of America; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the
9national observance of Dyslexia Awareness Week during the last
10week of October in 2014; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That we designate the week of December 8, 2014 as
12Dyslexia Awareness Week in the State of Illinois; and be it
13further
 
14    RESOLVED, That we recognize the importance of improving
15awareness and encouraging early diagnosis of dyslexia; and be
16it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That we wholeheartedly support a State,
18national, and global commitment to improving the reading
19abilities of children and adults who struggle with dyslexia.