Alina transferred her first grade year to Forts Ferry Elementary School in September 2013. Alina’s first grade teacher described her as a quiet, positive student, who interacted appropriately with her peers. Although Alina met grade level expectations in the areas of reading, writing, and math; she had difficulty reading fluently …show more content…
In September 2015, Alina was referred to the Child Study Team (CST) due to academic concerns regarding reading difficulty.Alina’s instructional reading level was ‘L, ’ in comparison to her peers reading at a level ‘N.’ Her third grade teacher reported that she struggled in the area of fluency and she had trouble completing her work in a time efficient manner. In October of 2015, Alina’s third grade teachers and mother requested that she receive Academic Intervention Services (AIS) in reading due to reading fluency and emotional concerns. Alina’s third grade teacher reported that her fluency issues affected her across all curriculum areas. Moreover, her mother stated that Alina mentioned that she felt “stressed ” due to her academic difficulty. Interventions tried with Alina included outside tutoring, in addition to classroom supports (i.e., small group guided reading, repeated