Wyatt and I had a fun session today. I began with the phonological awareness exercise, asking Wyatt to drop one syllable of a two-syllable word. The concept "clicked" with him today, and he did very well. I was poised to do the sound deck, but he was very eager to play the Phonics Dice game, and I wanted to build on that enthusiasm. To play, he rolls the die (with vowels) and reads a C-V-C word on the screen, which I mark. He then rolls for me, and I do the same; whoever connects four words in a row wins. We played three rounds, and Wyatt was delighted to win 2/3. I was pleased that he blended with greater confidence. He is not automatic with the short vowel sounds yet, stumbling on o and u occasionally. We will work on this. Next, I used the manipulative letters to teach the concepts of vowels and consonants. In our next session, I will dictate C-V-C words for Wyatt to build on the board.