,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dda  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #cj1 #bjbc,mr4
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submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ,octob] #bjbc z
 ,national ,le>n+ ,disabilities ,aw>5ess
 ,mon?4  ,:]eas 9 section #fjb ( !      
,individuals ) ,disabilities ,education 
,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adja71 a specific  
le>n+ disability-- 7#a7 is def9$ z a    
disord] 9 #a or m ( ! basic psy*ological
 processes involv$ 9 und]/&+ or 9 us+   
language1 spok5 or writt51 :i* may      
manife/ itself 9 ! imp]fect ability to  
li/51 ?9k1 speak1 read1 write1 spell1 or
 d ma!matical calculations2  7#b7       
includes conditions su* z p]ceptual     
disabilities1 bra9 injury1 m9imal bra9  
dysfunction1 dyslexia1 & developm5tal   
aphasia2 &  7#c7 does n include a le>n+ 
problem t is prim>ily ! result ( visual1
 he>+1 or motor disabilities1 (         
intellectual disabilities1 ( emotional  

di/urbance1 or ( environm5tal1 cultural1
 or economic disadvantage2 ,:]eas a     
specific le>n+ disability is ! mo/      
preval5t disability ( /ud5ts :o are s]v$
 by p>ts ,a ?r\gh ,d ( ! ,individuals ) 
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et seq471 impact+ #cd   
p]c5t ( all /ud5ts :o receiv$ special   
education s]vices2 ,:]eas1 = academic   
ye> #bjbb1 ! ,national ,assessm5t (     
,educational ,progress reports t-- 7#a7 
m ?an #ie p]c5t ( #d? & #h? grade /ud5ts
 ) a specific le>n+ disability 7 n      
pr(ici5t 9 read+2 &  7#b7 m ?an #ic     
p]c5t ( #d? & #h? grade /ud5ts ) a      
specific le>n+ disability 7 n pr(ici5t 9
 ma?2 ,:]eas ! ma? & read+ scores       
report$ by ! ,national ,assessm5t (     
,educational ,progress = academic ye>   
#bjbb indicate t ,black & ,hispanic     
/ud5ts ) a specific le>n+ disability    
exp]i5ce great] opportunity gaps ?an    
,:ite & ,asian /ud5ts2 ,:]eas rese>* %[s
 t /ud5ts ) specific le>n+ disabilities 
c a*ieve success comm5surate ) _! pe]s1 

if giv5 appropriate in/ruction &        
support2 ,:]eas developm5tally          
appropriate univ]sal scre5+ %\ld beg9 z 
e>ly z possible to assess :i* /ud5ts    
demon/rate ! mo/ p]vasive risk factors =
 specific le>n+ disabilities2 & ,:]eas  
rese>* root$ 9 ! sci5ce ( read+         
e/abli%es an evid5ce base ( effective   
in/ructional me?ods = develop+ read+    
skills = /ud5ts ) or at risk = specific 
le>n+ disabilities3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t 
! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ,octob] #bjbc
 z ,national ,le>n+ ,disabilities       
,aw>5ess ,mon?2 &  7#b7 calls on ,/ate &
 local education ag5cies to cont9ue to  
meet ! ne$s ( /ud5ts ) specific le>n+   
disabilities ?r\gh a free & appropriate 
public education4