“This legislation aims to address the national literacy crisis by strengthening evidence-based literacy instruction … and empowering states, local communities and parents with more resources.” After the bill’s 20-2 passage out of the Senate HELP Committee, it now heads to the floor for a full senate vote. Other bills, including one that would explicitly identify dyslexia as a learning disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, also passed Thursday. Lawmakers on Thursday also considered the 21st Century Dyslexia Act (S.3010), another piece of legislation that would affect students who are learning to read. “When you define dyslexia as relational between intelligence and reading ability, … many students with dyslexia … are judged to have lower intelligence levels.