I began with alphabetic knowledge: sequencing, identifying vowels and consonants, defining a syllable, and building closed, open and silent-e syllable types. Cade sequenced the alphabet in 1:18, very close to my goal of one minute. I dictated detached syllables; Cade wrote the syllables, matched them to make "real" words, and wrote the words (rodent, magnet, reptile.) He successfully syllabicated a list of "rabbit" and "tiger" words using the strategies he has learned (14 total). For spelling practice I dictated FLSZ words: fell, huff, mess, jazz and the irregular words said, was, and want. I notice that Cade has difficulty retaining irregular words. I dictated two sentences for Cade to write and edit ("She likes jazz music." and "He said the dog made a mess in the mud!") I introduced a new concept, the r-controlled syllable "er." He read a list of words and syllabicated two-syllable words with "er" (permit, master, sister, hunter." To conclude, Cade read a decodable book, "The Lake at Sunset."