GT and I discussed the vocabulary activities that he completed on his own last week. We discussed and I provided support with the one activity that he struggled a little with; for the most part, he did quite well. We then watched a TED talk by Rosie King an autistic teenager as an introduction to the novel. We read an interview with the author about his novel. We then began our study of the novel. Ironically, GT shared that he saw the play of this novel at the Kravis Center last year. He is anxious to read the novel. He volunteered to read some for homework today.