I began with a one-minute phonological awareness exercise (Kilpatrick, Level K2#1, p. 205). Next, we reviewed the -dge spelling pattern; Colson has mastered this and we will move on next session. Colson syllabicated difficult words from the short story we read last session (insolently, elaborately, insanely) which provided a vocabulary opportunity. To conclude, Colson answered short answer reading comprehension questions using the annotated text from yesterday.