Step 1 · Say the Sound
I
I can say /ĭ/, like sit.
🪑sit
👦Tim
⭐big
Read short-i words. Then read one tiny story.

I can say /ĭ/, like sit.
Tim can sit.
Tim sat on a big lid.
The lid was big.
Tim can sit on it.

You read Tim, sit, and lid.
That’s real reading.
If it still feels fun, read the story one more time.