Step 1 · Say the Sound
O
O can say /ŏ/, like octopus.
🐙octopus
📦box
🪨rock
Read short-o words. Then read one tiny story.

O can say /ŏ/, like octopus.
An octopus got a box.
Cat saw the box.
The octopus put a rock in the box.
The octopus sat by Cat.

You read octopus, box, and rock.
That’s real reading.
If it still feels fun, read the story one more time.