The state legislature of Mississippi (US) is considering a state-wide screening of first graders for dyslexia, according to an article entitled “Proposal aims to test schoolkids for learning disabilities” by Laura Hipp of the Clarion-Ledger. Ms. Hipp notes that representatives Brian Aldridge (R-Tupelo) and Alyce Clarke (D-Jackson) in her story. This is a laudable idea. I hope Reps. Aldridge and Clarke can achieve it.
The proposal is one of several that may surface in the 2007 legislative session aimed at identifying dyslexia and other learning disabilities. State officials estimate the dropout rate at about 40 percent.
“Not being able to read is causing a lot of our children to get in trouble and go to prison,” said state Rep. Alyce Clarke, D-Jackson. “We’ve got a problem.”
The representatives apparently conducted a meeting about dyslexia on 13 June 2006. Ms. Hipp has multiple quotes from other participants in her story. Link to Ms. Hipp’s story.
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