I would like to see that type of requirement changed.

Last week, a resolution passed in the Senate that Senator Mikulski of Maryland and I passed.

the Cassidy office has been in the forefront of supporting students in terms of accommodations.

In the House of Representatives, I started the congressional Dyslexia Caucus to raise awareness.

This is actually a Senate committee hearing, and this is the protocol and format by which we will abide.

the problem, as Senator Cassidy outlined, is that there is really a national epidemic of reading and academic failure.

dyslexia cuts across all boundaries--ethnic, racial, SES, gender, national and political.

dyslexia is the most common of the learning disabilities.

dyslexia is defined as an unexpected difficulty in reading for an individual who has the intelligence to be a much better reader.

Derrius, you were diagnosed later in life, and frankly you recounted how you had a real struggle prior to that point.

The absence of early screening intervention ends up having persistent effects into adolescence.

I hope this resolution is the first of many steps in the right direction.

This morning, we are having a hearing titled 'Developmental Perspective on Testing for Dyslexia' that will highlight the importance of early identification of students with dyslexia.

Let me also ask you to comment. Derrius' testimony spoke to how once he was identified, it sounds like it was boot camp for reading.

dyslexia is the most common of learning disabilities.

This morning we are having a hearing titled 'Educational Milestones of Dyslexia' that will highlight the importance of early identification of students with dyslexia.

dyslexia is not, and should not, be used as a political issue.

I also would like to thank Senator Bill Cassidy and his wife for what they do to help those who struggle with dyslexia.

I think we have an obligation to our children and to our teachers to identify this at the earliest possible time.

If everyone is thinking like this, the dyslexic is the out-of-the-box thinker who thinks so creatively when others are just in a path.

I congratulate Senators Cassidy and Mikulski who have come together to sponsor the bipartisan Senate Resolution 275.

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