Patrick used letter magnets to build short i words. When a word was built, I would tell him to turn it into another similar word containing at least one of the same spelling patterns. He was responsible for identifying what remained the same and what changed. (phonemic awareness) Patrick generated sentences that were examples of quotations in regards to his new puppy. As he narrated the sentences, I typed them for him. He used uncooked elbow macaroni to represent quotation marks, and glued them down around his sentences. He grasped this concept beautiful, and enjoyed reading his sentences with expression that was fitting to each family member. He even included his "mom-mom" and recalled exactly what she said on the day of the big surprise. "This is going to be a good day!" said mom-mom. We played sparkle spelling as a review before his test. A word was said, and Patrick had to start off telling the beginning sound before the spelling responsibility rotated back to me. When possible, he would identify a chunk in the word for extra points. He did a beautiful job of applying many digraphs and blends. (sh, th, ing, sw, sl, etc.) He was assessed on 11 short i spelling words (above first grade level) and mastered them with 100% accuracy. He made several self corrections during his test. He wrote a dictation sentence that contained his sight word "said" as well as quotation marks. For writing, we took photographs of Patrick in his lacrosse gear, acting out his favorite things to do while playing. He was very specific as to what he wanted the photos to show. He was responsible for browsing through the photos and selecting the ones that would best represent his details he included in his writing. Great job today, Patrick!