Step 1 · Say the Sound
O
O can say /ŏ/, like nod.
🙂nod
🍿Pop
🍲pot
Read short-o words. Then read one tiny story.

O can say /ŏ/, like nod.
Pop had a pot.
The pot sat on a log.
Pop can nod.
Pop nods at the pot.

You read Pop, nod, and pot.
That’s real reading.
If it still feels fun, read the story one more time.