During the auditory drill, learned sounds are practiced through spelling, which fine-tunes the sound/symbol relationship and builds automaticity. The auditory drill can be completed during whole group, small group, or one-to-one. The auditory drill should be a quick activity that only takes 5-10 minutes. During an auditory drill, teachers ask students to spell the sound they hear. ONLY ask students to spell sounds that you have already explicitly taught. An auditory drill is meant to be a REVIEW