Today I completed my evaluation. I assessed Eliana's phonics knowledge using the Quick Phonics Screener (QPS). Eliana can identify all letter names, although she demonstrates b/d reversal (which is not uncommon). She can identify almost all of the letter sounds (including the long and short vowel sounds) but identified the letter g with a /j/ sound. She struggled to read nonsense consonant-vowel-consonant words, but when presented with real words, she decoded CVC with ease. She read digraphs well (sh, th, ck, ch, th). Eliana struggled to read nonsense words with blends (cl, tr, sn) but when presented with real words in sentences she was able to decode them. Eliana was unable to read nonsense and real silent e words; I will begin my phonic instruction there. To conclude, I dictated a diagnostic spelling test which echoed my finding on the QPS. Eliania will benefit from explicit, direct phonics instruction which is the backbone of the Orton-Gillingham method. I look forward to working with Eliana.