ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a case study about a Christian, who was 16 years old and diagnosed with dyslexia in second grade at the age of 9. To evaluate his reading ability, the school administered the Züricher Lesetest, which yields information about letter and word identification skills and oral passage reading competence. Christian reported that he learns best by seeing and listening at the same time, as long as he does not have to do much reading. When asked to describe Christian's self-esteem, his mother pointed out that he has two different sides, one that is afraid, shy and introverted and another side which is self-assured and confident. Christian's mother explained that when her son is frustrated due to school pressure or reading difficulties, he withdraws from his environment and uses avoidance strategies in order to cope with the situation. Christian's most important short-term goals are to improve his grade point average and to pass his
