Libby had a doctor's appointment and arrived a few minutes late. I began with phonological awareness (Kilpatrick, E1#2). Libby sequenced the alphabet using alpha-chips and identified the vowels. I reintroduced the concept of a syllable (a word or a part of a word with one vowel sound) and built closed, open, and silent-e syllables. I conducted visual, auditory, and blending drills, focusing on the digraphs sh, th, and ch. For regular spelling, I dictated words with initial and final digraphs (bath, much, pack, that) and demonstrated "finger-tapping" as a way to segment and spell words. I re-taught silent-e. Libby does not grasp the concept yet. To conclude, I read a Halloween book that Libby selected from the school library, "The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky" by Jory John and Pete Oswald.