Given the choice to work inside or outside, Richard jumped up with excitement to go outside. He wanted to play the same ball/riddle game from last week. He said he was going to make it really hard and "tricky." We had lots of fun and got in some excellent practice. Working on phonological awareness skills, he was asked to identify where the target sound was in the word (beginning, middle, and end). It was hard for him at first and then he took more time to study the work before answering. Other kids joined us during their snack break and he was excited to introduce the game to them. Richard seems to thrive with the extra social interaction and the new point system for strong, clear speech. Richard learned some new vocabulary from an older participant.