Nico read a persuasive text non-fiction article suitable for upper elementary and middle-schoolers. He then responded to questions that consisted of open-ended/short answer, multiple choice, and opinion-based. I chose an article addressing a topic that I thought would interest Nico titled "Are Sports Too Risky for Young Kids?" Nico got off to a slow start this morning, requesting to go outside and play ping pong (a request that was denied), but although Nico required prompts to begin the activity, once engaged and encouraged, he answered correctly and intelligibly; his opinion was that sports are not too risky for young kids "kids will get fat." We revised his answer more appropriately by restating the opinion in the article as follows: " sports help children stay active and healthy. Nico answered al the 5 multiple choice questions correctly. When prompted to remain focused and if sufficiently engaged, Nico demonstrates excellent integration, analysis, and synthesis of material; his motivation, however, has a tendency to vacillate necessitating prompts to initiate, facilitate, and sustain his on-task performance.