I began with phonological awareness, asking Libby to drop one syllable of a two-syllable word. Next, I conducted visual, auditory and blending drills to strengthen Libby's reading and spelling skills. Regular spelling work focused on CVC words with short -i- (ship, rip, chip, dip, sip, rip). Libby's ability to blend sounds is improving with every session. For irregular spelling I reviewed the following: has, and, the. Libby read a decodable reader from FlyLeaf Publishing. We played a game of Phonics Dice to practice all short vowels. I read several chapters of "Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride."