Iradian is an eighth grade Hispanic female student with a learning disability who struggles most with reading. She comes from a low-income single-parent household and changed schools this year, finding it difficult to make new friends. While she does well speaking English in social situations, she mixes Spanish and English words and has difficulty with reading and writing tasks like distinguishing similar letters. To avoid reading and writing classes, she will sometimes act out or pretend to be sick. Assistive technologies and structured reading programs are recommended to help improve her language skills and confidence.

1. Iradian
By: Gianna Hayner

2. Background
Iradian is an eighth grade hispanic female, who has a
learning disability. The subject she struggles most with
is reading- she is currently reading at a third grade
reading level. Iradian comes from a single-parent,
lower income household. She changed schools this
year and is struggling to make new friends. She has a
younger brother and her mother understands English,
but speaks primarily Spanish in the household.

3. Language
Iradian does quite well speaking English
in social situations, but struggles with
the academic language.
Will mix up her spanish and english
words.

4. Reading and Writing
She confuses b, d, q, and p in both reading and
writing; as a result will misspell words frequently.
Has little motivation to improve her language skills.
Is pulled out during these classes and goes to the
resource room to work in small groups.

5. Emotional/Behavioral
Iradian is both enthusiastic and active in her math,
science, and social studies classes.
But when she had her reading and writing classes she
will purposely act rude so she is sent to the principal’s
office or pretend she’s sick so she can avoid
participating in the classes.
Seems depressed at times about being at a new school
and will talk about her old school and friends from
there with great enthusiasm.

6. Solutions
CO-Writer: to help with her spelling
errors when writing.
Kurzweil 3000: text to speech AT to
assist her in both reading and writing.
Start to Finish Books by Don Johnston:
to help her reading skills as well as
gaining confidence.

7. Solutions
CO-Writer: to help with her spelling
errors when writing.
Kurzweil 3000: text to speech AT to
assist her in both reading and writing.
Start to Finish Books by Don Johnston:
to help her reading skills as well as
gaining confidence.