PRINTER'S NO. 4401
No. 850 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY DENLINGER, ALLEN, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER,
BALDWIN, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, BROWNE,
BUNT, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CAWLEY, CLYMER, COLEMAN, CORRIGAN,
CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, CURRY, DALEY, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS,
FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FORCIER, FRANKEL,
GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOOD, GOODMAN,
GRUCELA, HARHART, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS,
HICKERNELL, JAMES, KELLER, KILLION, LAUGHLIN, LEACH, LEDERER,
LEWIS, MAJOR, MARSICO, McGEEHAN, McGILL, MUNDY, MUSTIO,
NAILOR, O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PICKETT, PISTELLA,
RAYMOND, READSHAW, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI,
SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK,
T. STEVENSON, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRUE, TURZAI, WASHINGTON,
WILT, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, SEPTEMBER 28, 2004
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 28, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing October 1 through 7, 2004, as "Dyslexia Awareness
2 Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The children of this Commonwealth hold the key to
4 the future of this State and our nation and deserve equal
5 opportunities to succeed in educational endeavors; and
6 WHEREAS, It is essential that children are nurtured, their
7 passions and abilities are encouraged and their ideas are
8 respected; and
9 WHEREAS, In the learning process it has long been recognized
10 that children have different educational abilities and learn at
11 their own pace and in their own way; and
1 WHEREAS, Children with specific learning disabilities such as
2 dyslexia deserve the confidence and academic support needed for
3 learning; and
4 WHEREAS, Dyslexia is defined as a severe difficulty in
5 understanding or using one or more areas of language, including
6 listening, speaking, reading, writing and spelling; and
7 WHEREAS, A person with dyslexia may have a significant
8 discrepancy between their intellectual ability and reading
9 performance without an apparent physical, emotional or cultural
10 cause; and
11 WHEREAS, It is estimated that dyslexia is a learning
12 disability which impairs 15% of American children; and
13 WHEREAS, The 32nd Degree Masonic Learning Center for Children
14 has been established to provide free, state-of-the-art tutoring
15 specialized to teach a child with dyslexia to read and write
16 more effectively; and
17 WHEREAS, The House of Representatives joins with the 32nd
18 Degree Masonic Learning Center for Children and the Governor in
19 support of "Dyslexia Awareness Week" as a means to foster
20 greater understanding of this learning disability and the
21 techniques which help children and adults overcome it; therefore
22 be it
23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize October
24 1 through 7, 2004, as "Dyslexia Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania;
25 and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commend those
27 organizations which provide services to children with dyslexia,
28 thereby helping them reach their unlimited potential.
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