Today, Malik and I worked on how to decode and sound out parts of a word in order to read the whole word without pausing in between sounds. We also practiced noticing the same prefixes and suffixes in words to help sound them out, as well as to understand the meaning of the word. We played fun fluency games for little "brain breaks" in between the lesson. The game consists of reading a series of phrases while being timed. Then, you read the same phrases again and try to beat your previous time. Malik seemed to really enjoy this activity. He is working hard every session, and seems to truly want to reach his reading goal.