substep 2.3

O.K. now we're teaching exceptions.  I hate exceptions!  Still my student seemed to grasp the concept fairly easily.  It will take a few days for her to be solid on the idea that some closed syllables have a long vowel sound but I believe she will be fluent with this shortly.  Today I noticed that she was using the skills she has been taught to help her correctly spell words in the dictated sentence.  It was really neat to see her thought process.  My second observation is looming so I am trying my best to not forget any parts of the lesson.  I, too, am becoming more fluent with this.  Still, I'll be glad when Wednesday is over!