This is your 3rd year as vice-principal at an elementary school in a mid-sized urban district in northern New Jersey. One of your 2nd grade teachers, Mrs. Rodriguez, has requested assistance in supporting a student in her class. Bryan is the student; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Davis are highly involved in Bryans education and meet with the teacher regularly; Bryan is an only child; the primary language in the home is English; the family is monolingual. Recently, Bryan has been having difficulty with his reading. In September, he was at a reading level appropriate for a student entering the 2nd grade. It is now February and he has fallen behind many of his peers. He is generally doing well in all other subjects, yet continues to have difficulty advancing his reading skill, which is also impacting reading comprehension and writing. In the last couple of weeks, Bryan seems disengaged and is likely bothered that he is not advancing with his peers. Children at his grade level often discuss their reading levels and the books they are reading at those levels, especially during lunch and recess. It is also known that his parents have been trying to work with him at home to advance his reading. They have borrowed a few books from the school library and from Mrs. Rodriguezs class, and they recently mentioned purchasing some other books that they though Bryan would enjoy. Mrs. Rodriguez uses response to intervention (RTI) in her classroom to support her students. She is not certain if Bryan has a learning disability, if he is just feeling pressured due to multiple reading interventions both at home and in school, or if there is some other underlying issue that is preventing Bryan from advancing as he should. You have a formal meeting with Mrs. Rodriguez tomorrow and a follow-up with her and Bryans parents next week.

Write a brief journal entry where you discuss some of the possible issues that need to be considered in the above scenario. This is a personal journal entry where you can reflect on how you would approach the current situation. Feel free to include questions you may have and actions you would take to address those questions. Sources are not required for this assessment. This should be a reflective account of the way in which you would approach the above case study. The approximate length should be 500-1000 words.