I began with phonological awareness (Kilpatrick, Level L1, #2, p. 211). For spelling, we reviewed the doubling rule (e.g., hop, hopped, hopping) and the -dge rule (e.g., bridge). Colson has mastered both rules; I will review them at random to ensure retention. I began teaching morphology, which addresses the smallest parts of words (morphemes) that hold meaning (prefixes, base words, suffixes). Learning morphemes enriches a student's understanding of our language and improves spelling and vocabulary. Colson learned the Latin root -cept ("to take", example words include intercept, accept, and deception), the Latin root -struct ("to build", example words include construction, instruct, destruction) and the Greek root -graph ("to write", example words autograph, biography, graphic). To conclude, we started the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. We co-read, and I modeled text annotation and reading comprehension strategies as we read.