I began with visual, auditory, and blending drills. Libby is close to automaticity with all of the letters and digraphs taught, wavering only with "qu," "ck," and "ch." Her confidence when blending CVC words is so encouraging. I read a chapter of "Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln?" by Kate DiCamillo; Libby colored the illustrations as I read, and we paused to make predictions, ask questions, and summarize the text. Libby has remarkable recall and makes observations beyond her years. I dictated a sentence for her to write and edit (Baby is on the train.) Libby's letter formation and encoding are good; we will work on properly spacing words. Great job, Libby!