Quinn expressed that he was not happy to return to school but was looking forward to coming here to the Batt School. He shared his experiences over the Winter break and his favorite presents. Quinn requested a song about soccer as we were reading an article about soccer. It was called Wavin' Flag - sung by the artist, K'naan. Quinn sang along with it and he was motivated to work. We collaboratively read two chapters in the novel and Quinn demonstrated excellent recall of details and characters. He raised questions about the characters change in personality and suggested reasons why it happened. Quinn made excellent connections between cause and effect as pertained to the character's interpersonal relationships. I also gave Quinn copy of a student's comic book as he expressed interest in reading one. We noted and circled some words that were spelled incorrectly. We also read a passage about earthworms. Quinn answered questions correctly and his answers reflected higher-order critical thinking skills. We had a productive session.