I began with a phonological awareness exercise, asking Libby to drop the first syllable of a two-syllable word. Next, I conducted visual, auditory, and blending drills. Libby's blending of CVC words (e.g., decoding) is improving daily. I am now able to switch vowels without confusing her. For spelling, I dictated words with short -o- (shop, chop, top, hop), and Libby wrote the words with minimal prompting. She read the following for irregular words: and, the, has, as, his. I will add a new word next session. To conclude, I read several chapters of "Mercy Watson" by Kate DiCamillo.