Hello! My name is Isabelle! Let me tell you some facts about myself. 

I am 9 years old. Most of my friends in Miss Blossom’s fourth grade class are already 10, but I am going to have a tea party and basketball themed birthday party soon!

I live with my dad, my 3 year-old brother Carlos, our cat Soup, and my gecko named Pebble. 

I have a super secret special pair of glasses. My glasses are bright red like cherries. No one else can see my glasses, but when I wear them, I can learn important things about people. I call them my invisibility glasses. 

My invisibility glasses show me things that not everyone can see. Let me introduce you to my classmates, and I’ll show you what I mean!

Deepta sits next to me at the green table in Ms. Blossom’s class. When it’s time for a spelling test, she gets to go to a special room and sit in a bean bag chair. She doesn’t even have to use her pencil to spell out words like i-s-l-a-n-d and m-y-s-t-e-r-y. She gets to spell out loud!

What do you think about that?

Is it fair that Deepta gets to leave the purple table to take her test alone in a special room? 

She seems just the same as me, but I always have to use my pencil on spelling tests! 

My invisibility glasses showed me that Deepta has learning disabilities like ADHD and dyslexia. Her disabilities are invisible on the outside, but she has a hard time taking her tests in the classroom. 

When Deepta takes her test alone, she has a chance to succeed just like everyone else at the purple table!

Tyrone sits with me during reading time. Sometimes he gets to have a snack but no one else does!

How is it fair for only one person to get a snack during reading time? What might we not know?

My invisibility glasses tell me that Tyrone has diabetes and needs to have a snack when his blood sugar is low! As much as everyone wants a snack, it is the most fair for people who actually need one to get one.