Seek advice from a mentor with experience dealing with the same or similar challenges.

Ask administrators for any additional resources or useful strategies they typically employ.

Differentiate instruction based on the child's specific needs or knowledge gaps.

Use of office hours or additional study periods.

Speak with parents to learn more about the child's personal history and any challenges, and parental solutions, they may have noted at home.

Enlist parents' help to find to do the extra work needed to fill in language gaps e.g reading out loud together at bedtime, more social engagement, and other forms of additional language practice.

Speak with parents to learn of any previous diagnosis.

Be direct about why you’re reaching out, but remember that families have their own perspectives and interactions with their child that may not match what you’re seeing.

Share specific concerns by describing what you’re seeing, providing context, sharing examples, and explaining why this is something you’d like to explore more.

Ask for input and thoughts in an open-ended way that doesn’t impose your viewpoint. That may sound like, “What are your thoughts?” or “Have you noticed anything similar at home?” (Source).

Seek help for a formal diagnosis.

If special education programs are available, identify if one might be right for your student.

Adjust expectations.

Differentiate instruction based on the child's specific needs or limits.

Seek help from an in-classroom specialist when possible.