PRINTER'S NO. 1195
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
207
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY TOMLINSON, KILLION, MARTIN, BARTOLOTTA, DINNIMAN,
FONTANA, BOSCOLA, J. WARD, AUMENT, VOGEL, FARNESE, BREWSTER,
BROWNE, BLAKE AND MASTRIANO, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of October 2019 as "Dyslexia Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Developmental reading disorder, or dyslexia, is a
language-based learning disability that occurs when there is a
problem in areas of the brain that help interpret language; and
WHEREAS, Dyslexia's symptoms include slow or inaccurate
reading, poor spelling, poor writing or mixing up similar words;
and
WHEREAS, Problems experienced by people with dyslexia may
include:
(1) confusing letters or having difficulty learning the
sounds that go with letters;
(2) having trouble learning how to speak, recognizing
words or determining the meaning of a simple sentence; and
(3) having trouble processing the sounds of language,
such as rhyming;
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WHEREAS, Dyslexia can include disorganization of written and
spoken language or struggles in comprehending and concentrating
on longer reading assignments; and
WHEREAS, Dyslexia may also include difficulty in correctly
performing math operations, memorizing number facts or learning
a foreign language; and
WHEREAS, Dyslexia is a specific information processing
problem that does not interfere with one's ability to think or
understand complex ideas; and
WHEREAS, Dyslexia is not caused by a lack of desire to learn
and affects people of all backgrounds and intellectual levels,
with the majority of individuals being of normal intelligence
and many being above average intelligence; and
WHEREAS, Students with dyslexia are likely to struggle with
many aspects of academic learning, are at a higher risk of
dropping out of school entirely and often go years without being
properly diagnosed; and
WHEREAS, Aside from problems in school, an individual with
dyslexia can experience a loss of self-esteem and general
reading problems that may persist into adulthood, which can
affect the individual's job performance; and
WHEREAS, According to the International Dyslexia Association,
approximately 85% of students classified as having a primary
learning disability have difficulty in reading and language
processing; and
WHEREAS, The number of people having some symptoms of
dyslexia is much higher, perhaps as much as 15% to 20% of the
entire United States population; and
WHEREAS, There is much hope for students who are correctly
diagnosed with this disorder, as they can successfully learn
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with appropriate teaching methods; and
WHEREAS, The earlier that dyslexia is diagnosed, the better
for the student; and
WHEREAS, Dyslexia is a disorder that often manifests among
members of the same family; and
WHEREAS, While dyslexia affects individuals throughout their
lives, its impact can change at different stages of life; and
WHEREAS, Dyslexia is an often misunderstood language-based
disability, and a large percentage of residents of this
Commonwealth experience one or more symptoms of this disorder;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of October 2019
as "Dyslexia Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
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