The Story of Jake: Who Was “Never Going to Become a Reader”
Abstract
Jake’s story began when his mother told me, “We’ve been told our 7-year-old son will never learn to read.” This case study follows a neurodiverse child with a chromosome deletion and speech impairment, as he becomes a reader during one-on-one instruction provided by a reading specialist in a community-based tutoring program.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Reading and Literacy Development
Writing and Handwriting Education
Language Development and Disorders
Publication details
- Pages
- 124–135
- Publication date
- 2 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter