I began with a phonological awareness exercise, level E#4. 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. Spelling review: dictation of words with initial blends and irregular words. Eliana found spelling the initial blends "easy" but continues to struggle with irregular words. I dictated sentences for her to write and edit. We reviewed b/d. For cursive, we reviewed the letters learned (I, t, u, w, , j, r, s) and I taught the letters p and y. To conclude we co-read a chapter from a Junie B. Jones book.