,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #bc1       
#bjai,mr4 ,westerman 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,wasserman ,schultz1 ,ms4 ,brownley of  
,california1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4        
,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,hill of ,arkansas1 ,mr4 
,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1  
,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4     
,takano1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new           
,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,mrs4 ,watson
 ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,kendra ,s4 ,horn of    
,oklahoma1 and ,mrs4 ,walorski7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,,resolution     
,calling on ,congress1 schools1 and     
,state and local educational agencies to
 recognize the significant educational  
implications of dyslexia that must be   
addressed1 and supporting the           
designation of ,october #bjai as        
,national ,dyslexia ,awareness ,month4  
,whereas dyslexia is-- 7#a7 defined as  
an unexpected difficulty in reading for 

an individual who has the intelligence  
to be a much better reader2 and  7#b7   
most commonly caused by a difficulty in 
phonological processing 7the            
appreciation of the individual sounds of
 spoken language71 which affects the    
ability of an individual to speak1 read1
 and spell2  ,whereas1 the ,first ,step 
,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-cia2   
#acb ,stat4 #eaid7 included a definition
 of dyslexia as part of the requirement 
of the ,act to screen inmates for       
dyslexia upon intake in ,federal        
prisons2 ,whereas the definition of     
dyslexia in section #cfce of title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code1 as added by      
section #aja7;a7 of the ,first ,step    
,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-cia2   
#acb ,stat4 #eaie71 is the first and    
only definition of dyslexia in a        
,federal statute2 ,whereas dyslexia is  
the most common learning disability and 
affects #hj to #ij percent of all       
individuals with a learning disability2 
,whereas dyslexia is persistent and     

highly prevalent1 affecting as many as  
#a out of every #e individuals2 ,whereas
 dyslexia is a paradox1 in that an      
individual with dyslexia may have both--
 7#a7 weaknesses in decoding that result
 in difficulties in accurate or fluent  
word recognition2 and  7#b7 strengths in
 higher-level cognitive functions1 such 
as reasoning1 critical thinking1 concept
 formation1 and problem solving2        
,whereas great progress has been made in
 understanding dyslexia on a scientific 
level1 including the epidemiology and   
cognitive and neurobiological bases of  
dyslexia2 ,whereas the achievement gap  
between typical readers and dyslexic    
readers occurs as early as first grade2 
,whereas early screening for1 and early 
diagnosis of1 dyslexia are critical for 
ensuring that individuals with dyslexia 
receive focused1 evidence-based         
intervention that leads to fluent       
reading1 the promotion of self-awareness
 and self-empowerment1 and the provision
 of necessary accommodations that ensure

 success in school and in life2 and     
,whereas1 ,october #bjai is an          
appropriate month to designate as       
,national ,dyslexia ,awareness ,month3  
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives--  7#a7 calls on    
,congress1 schools1 and ,state and local
 educational agencies to recognize that 
dyslexia has significant educational    
implications that must be addressed2 and
  7#b7 supports the designation of      
,national ,dyslexia ,awareness ,month4