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Use his artist abilities to get him to read and write about art topics.

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Do a evaluation.
Find a topic that he enjoys and find some literature that incorporates this topic.

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Has the child been evaluated for special education services

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Child  seems to have given up on himself

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Child  seems to have given up on himself

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Has the child ever experienced success in school

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Why does the student shut down? Has there been trauma?

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Why does the student shut down? Has there been trauma?

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Try to get the student involved with other school activities. 

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Try to get the student involved with other school activities. 

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Test scores, other interests, a writing sample

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Test scores, other interests, a writing sample

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Probably does not read and write as much as they should. Possible struggles with reading and has compensated by developing strong artistic and personal skills. 

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Probably does not read and write as much as they should. Possible struggles with reading and has compensated by developing strong artistic and personal skills. 

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I would put the student with a group who knows what they are doing, and would help me engage the student. I would add them to my Google Classroom and get them working online. I would create a collaborative assignment and make sure that the student has an important but simple role within the group. 

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I would put the student with a group who knows what they are doing, and would help me engage the student. I would add them to my Google Classroom and get them working online. I would create a collaborative assignment and make sure that the student has an important but simple role within the group. 

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Does he have an IEP? Does the student like to read if the text is on his/her grade level. Are they tech savvy? What are their interests?

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Does he have an IEP? Does the student like to read if the text is on his/her grade level. Are they tech savvy? What are their interests?

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The student is most likely a reluctant learner because he mostly likely does not understand the work. 

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The student is most likely a reluctant learner because he mostly likely does not understand the work. 

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It sounds like this student is an abstract learner. He probably excels when given an assignment that plays to his learning style. I would try to give him assignments that reflect his creativity. It sounds like he may be lacking the internal motivation to complete assignments that don’t appeal to him.

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Maybe the family is struggling with other issue, which explains why education is not on the top of their list of concerns. So I would try to reach out to parents and see what we can do to help any possible help school can provide

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Maybe the family is struggling with other issue, which explains why education is not on the top of their list of concerns. So I would try to reach out to parents and see what we can do to help any possible help school can provide

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Why is he not making adequate growth?

Where is he not making adequate growth?

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whole class reading comprehension
textbookon powerpoint with whole class answering

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continue to try and meet with parents, maybe home visits...

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continue to try and meet with parents, maybe home visits...

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Try to gather additional support at the school for the student and family.

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I think this student is lacking external and internal motivation in school. I would want to find out more about what he has planned for his future, and try my best to frame some of his work in this context. Find out what he wants to do and find work in the content area that relates to this. Similarly, I would find out his interests to try and engage him.

I would try to make contact with the parents and stress the importance of their support on their child’s growth.

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If the parents have not met with teachers then the homelife of this child must be difficult. I could only imagine what problems the student might face.

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If the parents have not met with teachers then the homelife of this child must be difficult. I could only imagine what problems the student might face.

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Find other people in his life that you can consult about academics

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Find other people in his life that you can consult about academics

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Course of action:

Information gathering

Observation

Communicating with other colleagues

Questionnaire

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What specifically are his weaknesses?

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How do we know he is reading below grade level?

Find out what actual level he’s at and measure his level against the required work

Is English his first language?

Does he have access to other books?

Favorite kind of classroom assignments/structures

How is he doing socially? Does he have other students he engages with?

Does he have a teacher or guidance counselor he is connected to?

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Notes

Reflect on number 1 and discuss the case study together:

Initial thoughts:

What are his likes/dislikes

Ask student why he/she thinks his/her guardians are cancelling the  appointment

Offer a lunch pass

Questionnaire about favorite things

Talk to others who know him

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the child, the guidance counselors, and any other individual that could assist us in moving this child from a negative viewpoint to a positive  viewpoint. Maybe we can find out his interests and provide an after school program. Maybe a volunteer to work with him to help bridge the gap.