Phonics Rules for Kids | Homeschool Kindergarten Curriculum, Teach Your Child to Read, Kindergarten Phonics, Grade One Struggling Reader
Do you worry that you won’t be able to teach your kiddo how to read? Are you overwhelmed by curriculum choice wonder which one is best? Do you wish you had an EXACT routine to follow for your child’s daily phonics instruction? I am so excited you’re here! It’s time to check the boxes for phonics instruction on your daily homeschool reading schedule. You’ll will get pro tips for teaching phonics skills so that your child can become a confident reader AND leave you feeling successful at the end of your homeschool days because you had an EXACT routine to follow! Hey, I’m Melanie. I am wife to Bill, mom to three hard-working teenagers, and have been teaching 4-7 year-old students to read for the last 10 years in K-2 classrooms. Reading God’s Word, the Bible, gives me hope and grounds me with peace in a world filled with chaos. As a beginning teacher, I taught kids to read using the wrong approach (old cueing system instead of phonics). Tired of teaching kids to guess what words they were reading by having them look at the beginning letter of a word and the accompanying picture, I knew there had to be a better way! Then, I discovered a sequential, step-by-step phonics-based approach to teaching kids to read. An instructional model that teaches kids to read simple to more complex texts, phonics skill, by phonics skill. An approach to teaching kids to read that I will forever use with beginning readers. And I’m ready to share it with you! If you are ready to finally find a simple, yet highly effective way to teach your child to read… Works in your homeschool schedule (while homeschooling kids with multiple learning styles). Boosts your confidence because you WHAT phonics skill to teach and HOW to teach it. Leaves you feeling successful because your child is reading with confidence. Then, subscribe to the podcast! You can find me: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
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Maybe you’re type A and you’ve already ordered your Kindergarten, Grade One or Grade Two Homeschool Language Curriculum for the year. Maybe you’re a little less type A and are just getting around to googling homeschool kindergarten reading. Either way, whichever homeschool reading curriculum you choose, phonics must be a core component. In my 10 + years experience teaching children ages 4-8 to read, explicitly teaching your child a...
It’s time to shine the light on HOW a simple phonics assessment can help you plan your next phonics lesson at home for your struggling reader!
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Maybe you’ve been shying away from teaching long u vowel teams. Why are there so many different spellings for long u? When do I teach my child to spell long u this way? When do I teach my child to spell long u that way? You say to yourself, it’s too complicated, so I’ll teach them one way to spell long u, and hope for the best.
The thing is, your son or daughter will come across words with different long u spellings. So, it really...
Have you quietly asked yourself, “Should my 5-year-old son be able to read that?” OR Maybe you're wondering, “Why can’t my 5 year-old read that?” Today, we’re looking at Kindergarten Baseline Reading Assessments. What phonics skills are we measuring? How are we measuring your child’s ability to demonstrate age-appropriate phonics skills? AND Why is a baseline reading assessment an important tool you’ll want to have handy in your h...
It’s time to debunk myths about how kids learn to read and replace misconceptions with truths.
Myth #1: Learning to read is a natural process that will happen on its own.
Myth #2: Your child should begin reading at age 4.
Myth #3: Learning to read is like learning to speak.
Myth #4: Phonemic awareness doesn’t need to be taught to be understood.
Myth #5: Dyslexic children will never read well.
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"Mom, why do I have to double to the 'g' in the word bugged? It doesn’t make sense!" If your child has asked you this question, and you honestly weren’t sure how to answer your kiddo at that moment, you’ll want to stick around for this episode of Phonics Rules for Kids.
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Quiz time. Can you identify which form of the base or root word ‘hope’ you are hearing in the following sentences. Adjective, noun or adverb? I could feel hope rising. I truly began to feel hopeful. Time was ticking, and I started to feel hopeless. Their father said they were not allowed to have a puppy until they were older, but we saw them sitting hopefully outside the pet shop. Find out if you scored 4/4?
You know you should be teaching your second grader prefixes, but how? Which prefixes should you teach first? Join me to discover 5 helpful hacks for teaching common prefixes so that your child can read and spell so many more words!
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Maybe we should hire a tutor? I’m wondering if you’ve ever asked yourself this question. You’ve started your homeschool journey with your little reader feeling nervous excitement. But, now, you’re seriously beginning to doubt you have what it takes to teach your child to read. You’ve even googled Reading Tutors Near Me and almost pressed the button to move forward with this decision. Before you do, know that I believe in you and yo...
But I didn’t learn phonics that way! I’ve never been trained as a teacher! Homeschool Mom, are you looking to teach phonics like the pros? Then, it’s ‘out with the old’ and ‘in with the new’!
Even if you didn’t learn to read using a phonics-based approach, you CAN teach your child to read using a phonics curriculum as your foundation. Let’s compare how you may have learned to read with an explicit and systematic phonics-based appr...
Are you tired of hearing your child read the same words over and over? You know he's ready to up-level his reading, but you're not sure how? Don't miss this ONE phonics skill to multiply the number of words your child can read! Your child won't even need to know digraphs, long vowel spellings or r-controlled vowels! Homeschool Mom, you want this phonics skill in your Kindergarten and Grade One reading toolbelt!
Are you wondering if your child has ADHD? Does teaching your child phonics feel like a battleground? Do you find yourself frustrated as a homeschool mom thinking, "Why can't he child just read the words? I don't have time for this!" If this sounds like your homeschool Kindergarten, Grade One or Grade Two reading lesson, you won't want to miss this episode!
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What's the link between phonics and reading comprehension? Which is more important? Explore how phonics and reading fluency affect your child's reading comprehension. 3 Key Homeschool Tips for Reading Comprehension!
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Is your first grader still reading CVC words? How do you get them to decode beyond CVC words? It's time to unlock the power of Superhero Silent E! If you're ready to model this phonics skill for your child, then today's episode is for you!
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You see progress in your child’s ability to read, but now you need to go the extra mile to prove that your child is meeting state standards for reading. State standards can vary greatly from state to state as far as requirements for homeschooling assessments and work submission. Perhaps, you don’t have this added pressure to submit your child’s work for review. But, I know there are some of you that do, so my goal today is to walk ...
Struggling to know which curriculum is best? Does your Kindergarten Language curriculum engage your child in these 5 phonics strategies? Join in on this replay of my Teach Your Child to Read Phonics Masterclass.
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Wondering why your struggling eight-year-old has difficulty reading? Are you teaching phonics skills as the foundational skill in your child's K-2 reading and spelling program? Do you teach sight words along with phonics lessons? Discover 3 critical mistakes you may be making when it comes to teaching your child to read!
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You are in for a treat today! You’ll meet Anokhi, a homeschool mom in the trenches of teaching her 6-year-old son to read. I know you can relate.
I hope that today’s ‘Teach Your Child to Read: Simple Phonics Strategies’ coaching call will encourage you.
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Phonics Made Simple: 7 Terms Every Kindergarten & Grade One Homeschool Mom Should Know!
Phonemic awareness. Digraphs. Phonological awareness. Phoneme isolation. Phoneme substitution. CVC words. Graphemes. Trigraphs. Decoding. Encoding.
If it sounds like I’m speaking another Language, I’ll bet you’re not alone! It's time to demystify phonics terms you’ll use when learning simple phonics strategies to teach your child to read.
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Grade Two Homeschooler Struggling to Spell Longer Words? 3 Tips to Teach Decoding Beyond Letter Sounds Using Syllables!
Are you exhausted running back to your child every time he asks, "How do I spell that?" It's time to transfer some Superhero Syllable Power to your young reader!
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