I stated a letter and Nicholas printed the lower case form. We will work on "q," "g," and "v." Nicholas remembered the sound for "sh." We are focusing, now, on "ch." Nicholas read his 15 sight words. The only word he stumbled on was, "and," which he should be able to sound out. The new word today was, "up," which can also be sounded out. We continued reading some "-ad family" words (fad bad) and "-ag family" words (nag rag tag wag) Nicholas' dictation sentences incorporate his sight words as well as words that he can attempt to sound out. Today's sentences: *The cat is at home. *It is for mom. Nicholas reread the story "Shhhh" and "Traffic." His new story was, "The Fair" with emphasis on these words: a the see I look at. The text closely matches the print. For example, the word "tickets" is easily read because there is a picture of tickets on the page. Nicholas could also sound out the word "tickets" if the picture was not there. Nicholas is able to count to 39. He identified the numbers 1-11. He was able to form the numbers 1-11, with the number 3 being formed backward. Nicholas is working on identifying 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19.