[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16462]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. WESTERMAN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because October is Dyslexia 
Awareness Month.
  According to the National Center for Learning Disabilities, nearly 
5.8 million students in the U.S. have been diagnosed with a learning 
disorder. Up to one in five of these students suffers from dyslexia.
  This learning disability causes difficulty with reading 
comprehension, math, and a variety of other subject areas. More 
research is needed to understand dyslexia so students receive research-
based instruction and have the best opportunities to learn and succeed 
in the 21st century.
  That is why I have cosponsored the READ Act of 2015, a bill that 
requires the National Science Foundation to fund dyslexia research. 
This bill is good for students, good for educators, and good for 
America.

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