Case Study: Dyslexia and the Focus System

Bryan, a kindergarten student struggled in school.  His teacher summarized his performance for his first year of school by saying, “Despite multiple interventions, Bryan struggles with his letters and sounds.  Due to this, he is behind in his sight word knowledge.  This combined with his inability to decode words makes reading extremely difficult.  Bryan also struggles to focus on the task at hand, he works below grade level, his writing is difficult to read and he seldom asks for help.  Furthermore, he does not understand the taught material and he has difficulty listening and following instructions.”