Step 1 · Say the Sound
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I can say /ĭ/, like pin.
📍pin
6️⃣six
🥫tin
Read short-i words. Then read one tiny story.

I can say /ĭ/, like pin.
Six pins sat in a tin.
The tin had a lid.
One pin fell in.
Tim got the pin.

You read six, pin, and tin.
That’s real reading.
If it still feels fun, read the story one more time.