I began with a phonological awareness exercise, level E#2. PA helps students to hear and manipulate the sounds within a word, and is predictive of reading and spelling success. Next, we worked on several alphabetic awareness skills: identifying the number of letters, sequencing the alphabet, identifying the vowel and consonants, and building syllable types (closed, open, silent-e). I reviewed the VC/CV syllable division pattern, and Eliana practiced syllabicating unfamiliar words (tonsil, traffic, happen, Atlantic, fantastic). Spelling review: dictation of silent-e and irregular words. Eliana struggles to retain this knowledge, frequently adding extra letters to a silent-e word, or spelling an irregular word phonetically. Repeated exposure will lead to mastery. I dictated sentences for her to write and edit. We reviewed b/d as Eliana persists in confusing these letters. For cursive, we reviewed the letters learned (I, t, u, w, , j) and I taught the letters r and s. Eliana seems to enjoy cursive! To conclude we co-read a chapter from a Flat Stanley book.