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**Motivation to Read Profile** Reading is tied to everything. This candid conversation allowed me to see his genuine perspective about reading. Because he fluctuates between the homes of his aunt, grandmother, and mother, there are other middle school aged children in his personal life. His younger male cousin is constant competition to him, because he wants to seem the smartest because he is the oldest. When I asked him does he like to read, he told me yes. I soon found out that he hasn't read a leisure book or anything that wasn't assigned to him at school in over a year. He feels that the books in school, or in life are just lame and boring. He enjoys reading "The Diary of the Wimpy Kid" and "Captain Underpants" book series, because they are funny to read and easy to read. He also wanted to add in that he loved to read the Holy Bible. Since he says most books are boring, he would rather use some form of technology to learn information. He says that he just "reads through the words" or skims when he has school assignments. He says that he sometimes just doesn't feel like reading. When I started just asking him about books that he has at home, he told me that he has several books from the "For Dummies" series. He says that he keeps his "Phonics for Dummies" book in his locker because he uses it as a reference at school, but he doesn't want everyone to know that he has it. I realized that he enjoys straight to the point, reference, and "How To" material. In my opinion, he is a developing reader, but in his eyes he does a horrible job at reading. Right now in middle school, peer pressure & influence is a strong component of his daily life. He doesn't want to look like a nerd nor does he want anyone to know that he struggles with reading.