D is a 6-year-old boy from an upper middle class Indian family who speaks Hindi at home. He travels often to India with his family. D struggles with letter recognition, pronunciation, and focusing but is exposed to multiple languages. His family values education and he receives support from his stay-at-home mother. D brings diverse cultural knowledge to the classroom from his travels and experiences in India. He is able to socialize with peers but needs help with understanding texts, retelling stories, and making connections between texts.