First, Jack sequenced the alphabet using manipulative letters; I timed him, and the task took him 1 minute 47 seconds. This exercise builds alphabetic awareness. Next, I asked him to build the following words: dog, dig, pig, pit, hit. This exercise builds phonological awareness, the ability to hear and manipulate the individual sounds within a word, and is highly predictive of reading success. Jack put away the letters, counting as he did so. I conducted a sound deck review with visual, auditory, and blending drills; these exercises strengthen reading, spelling, and reading & spelling, respectively. We took a break to play a game of sight-word Jenga, which is always a big hit! Finally, Jack read two decodable books from Flyleaf Publishing (We Can't Stop! and To the Top). The books helped Jack practice reading comprehension and fluency. To conclude, we played several games of Phonics Dice with CVC words. Jack is very competitive and was thrilled to beat me!