WHEREAS,  dyslexia is a cognitive disorder relating to reading and speech; and

WHEREAS,  dyslexia is usually characterized by difficulty in learning to read with fluency and by difficulty in reading comprehension; and

WHEREAS,  dyslexia is also associated with trouble memorizing number facts and difficulty in correctly performing math operations; and

WHEREAS,  dyslexia is the most common learning disorder; and

WHEREAS,  proper diagnosis of dyslexia and intervention can result in academic improvement in schoolchildren and improvements to the lives of adults; and

WHEREAS,  a lack of awareness of the nature of dyslexia and the consequences of not addressing dyslexia ultimately results in significant costs to the lives of the citizens of the State and our economy; and

WHEREAS,  with greater awareness citizens of the State will be better able to address the problems created by dyslexia; now, therefore, be it