*2.1.1 Child H's background*

Child H was at a Model C government school in Grade 3 at time of initial assessment (Note 5). His parents made contact with me in September 2016, indicating that Child H had difficulties with learning which had not been evident at the start of his primary schooling. These started to manifest as he moved from the foundation level into middle school.

As Child H was engaging, cooperative, well-spoken and well mannered, his school reports made no mention of any reading, writing, spelling or learning issues. However, as Child H moved up primary school, his difficulties with reading, writing, spelling and rate of work were increasingly evident to his parents.

There was a family history of learning difficulties. Child H's father had learning problems as a child. Child H's younger brother also had reading, writing and spelling difficulties from the start of his schooling, but overcame these through focused therapy. For these reasons, Child H's parents referred Child H to me for assessment.
