I managed to catch an actual disorder that was preventing a student from reading properly. I got some help from Robyn Anderson, who has much greater knowledge than I, and she managed to find an initial problem and quick fix. From here I go to our SENCO (Special Education Needs Co ordinator) to try and get some more appropriate support for him.
This year we had a new boy (pseudonym, Bruce Wayne) join our school and class. Bruce came with low capabilities in literacy and numeracy. As the term progressed, Mr Wayne presented with common behaviours that cause problems in the class. There were no records of extra learning needs from his previous school.
During running records, I decided to ask whether the letters on the page seem to jump and move around as I'd noticed Bruce blinking and changing his eye position a lot during reading. He said there were issues, so I got help from Robyn. Robyn figured out that Mr Wayne has a much easier time reading with a green overlay. Bruce's reaction to being able to read letters and words that stayed still was great, and I hope can take advantage of this new development.
Read about Irlen Syndrome here. I'm not sure if it is Irlen Syndrome, but the initial behaviours and checks point towards it.
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