first observation - coming soon!

My first observation is happening this Thursday.  I am sure I am doing several things wrong.  I recently completed substep 1.6 training and was glad to see a clear indication of when a student is ready for this substep.  No more guess work!  My student should be ready for that substep by the end of this week.  I am having some difficulty with some of the procedures.  They feel a bit cumbersome and unnecessary so it will be good to talk with Donna to find out if I do, indeed need to continue using them.  For example, when identifying a short vowel sound, how necessary is it to use the keyword at this point?  I can see the reason for it if the student is weak on short vowel sounds but my student seems solid on that now.  I was glad to see that in substep 1.6 Barbara said we don't need to use tapping unless the student is having difficulty with a word.  Thursday will be a very informative day.