First, in order for a teacher to advocate for her or his student, the teacher must first know the student well enough. Jacob is a seventh grade, ELL and ADHD student. Jacob was retained in second grade due to late arrival into the educational setting. Jacob does well in math, and is on Tier 2. Jacob is in Tier 2 due to his struggles with comprehension of word problems. However, Jacob is in Tier 3 for reading. In the area of reading, Jacob struggles with all basic concepts. Jacob has difficultly with phonics, fluency, comprehension, and his language skills are weak. According to the categories of disability under the IDEA, Jacob’s disability classification would be considered Other Health Impairment. Other Health Impairment means that the child
