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113. Close the Reading GAP — Help for Homeschoolers with Developmental Speech Delays and Autism Oct 12, 2026 1595 Reading can be challenging for kids with developmental speech delays, or low-level speech. Linda Rumpf shares gentle techniques that work to help reluctant readers. Linda also knows how hard it can be to wear both 'mom hat' and 'teacher hat' and offers wise counsel for when it could be time for homeschool families to seek outside help for their reluctant readers. Reluctant Readers resist reading

112. SMART Kids Get Reading Tutors! Really? Oct 5, 2026 821 Did you know that SMART kids get reading tutors? You've typed 'reading tutor near me' in search, but actually booking the call leaves you feeling stuck. You know you and your child would benefit from a home reading coach [a.k.a. reading tutor], but the narrative in your mind is leaning towards all the negatives: Your child isn’t supposed to need a reading tutor, so you immediately shut down the i

111. Reluctant Reader Rescue: 3 FUN Partner Reading Activities! Sep 28, 2026 902 Is your child struggling as a reader? It's time to learn the 6 syllable types for 1st grade reading: Open Syllables A syllable that ends in a consonant and has a short vowel sound (examples: cat, dog, sit). Word with 2 closed syllables, each having a short vowel: rab-bit, sun-set, in-sect Closed Syllables A syllable that ends with a single vowel and makes a long vowel sound (examples: he, go,

110. 6 Syllable Types to Teach Your 1st Grade Reader NOW (Homeschool MOM Edition) Sep 21, 2026 1073 How many syllable types are there? There are six syllable types! WHY does this matter? When your child knows the six different syllable types, spelling multisyllabic words (words with more than one syllable) becomes simpler. In today's episode, you'll learn the six syllable types your child needs to know, so that he/she can become an accurate speller. Syllables are named according to six differen

109. Learn to Read + Kids' Bible Devotions: Samantha Watson’s iDevote Series! Sep 14, 2026 1375 Struggling to create a simple Bible devotional routine with your kids? Meet Samantha Watson, creator of iDevote Bible Devotionals for Kids! When you teach your child to read, you're teaching them the skills needed to read God's Word, the Bible, for themselves. Samantha's latest Bible devotionals for kids, The Lord is My Shepherd and Psalm 23, teach your child how to have a quiet time with God! Sam

108. How Many Weeks Should Phonics Lessons Take? A Homeschool Mom’s Curriculum Planning Guide Sep 7, 2026 1378 Wondering where to start when teaching your child to read in Kindergarten, 1st or 2nd grade? Which phonics lesson should you teach first? How many weeks should phonics lessons take? Kindergarten Phonics Lessons — 1:1 matching between alphabet letters and sounds 1st Grade — 'silent e', r-controlled vowels, long vowel teams & dipthongs 2nd Grade — prefixes, suffixes, doubling spelling rule, al

107. Should You Hire a Reading Tutor? 3 Reasons Parents Say, “YES!” Aug 31, 2026 743 Wondering if you should hire a reading tutor? Do you feel your child is behind in reading? Could your son or daughter have Dyslexia? Does your kiddo struggle to sound-out simple words and memorize sight words? Is your child reluctant to read out loud with you? 3 Reasons Parents Say, "Yes" to getting a reading tutor: You’re worried your son or daughter is falling behind in reading — phonics GAPS (

106. Homeschool OUR Way with Elan Page — Empowering Black Families to Reimagine Education! Aug 24, 2026 2180 Elan Page, host of the Homeschool Our Way podcast, empowers black families to reimagine education! Homeschool Our Way is the go-to podcast for moms of colour who are ready to start homeschooling with confidence and clarity. Why can't 'Black History Month' be 365 days a year? She is a lifelong learner who is passionate about helping other families of color access the freedom and fulfillment that h

105. The Homeschool Curriculum I Wish I'd Had From Day One! Aug 17, 2026 792 I see you there, inside the homeschool FB groups. You're asking for reviews of this curriculum and that curriculum. You're typing 'homeschool phonics kindergarten' or '1st grade reading curriculum' in search, but what comes up? Every curriculum from every homeschool publisher ever created! Now, you have more questions than answers — How expensive is it? Will it work for me and my child? Is it offl

104. Reading Not ‘Clicking’? 5 Phonics HACKS for Homeschoolers! Aug 10, 2026 976 You’ve done the flashcards, the workbook pages, maybe even a curriculum switch or two, and your child still stumbles over simple words? You’re starting to feel frustration creep in, and maybe even some mom-guilt when reading doesn’t magically ‘click? I know how hard you’re working over there to help your little reader, and how hard your child is working to read the next word. When reading doesn’t

103. 3 Reasons You Need a Phonics Curriculum: WHY ‘Winging It' Doesn't Work! Aug 3, 2026 1043 You've tried 'winging it' as a homeschool mom teaching phonics, but you end up feeling more scattered than ever! It's Sunday night, and you're already wondering what you're teaching your child in tomorrow's phonics lesson. But, there are so many free alphabet worksheets. You're listening to what other moms are saying inside FB groups online, yet, you have no idea how well their kiddos are reading.

102. Elyse Scheeler: Speech and Language Coach for Homeschool MOMS! Jul 27, 2026 1118 Speech & Language Therapist, Elyse Scheeler, host of Speaking Life Into Motherhood, shares how you can help your child with additional needs. Elyse helps families plan home education, while supporting children with additional needs and challenges. Exhausted as a mom before the homeschool day is half over? Have a child with additional needs? Do other people have difficulty understanding your

101. Decodable Stories: 5 FUN Ways to Read in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade! Jul 20, 2026 919 Decodable stories, also called decodable texts, are phonics-based stories that grow with your child. Here are five fun ways to use decodable stories in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade: Highlight the focus phonics skill, letter or sound. Highlight the sight word (heart word) for that phonics lesson. Echo Reading 'Me or We?' Reading Reading Comprehension Picture Get PHONICS 101 for MOMS! JOIN ou

100. Choosing the BEST Reading Curriculum? Learn from My Classroom Mistakes! Jul 13, 2026 798 Want to choose the best homeschool reading curriculum for beginning phonics instruction at home? What's the difference between leveled readers and decodable texts? Whole Language teaching for beginning readers vs. phonics-based reading instruction? Today, I share my experience as a teacher in both systems of teaching early readers. BTW, do you think the Whole Language or phonics-based approach co

99. Spelling Words for Beginners? 3 CVC Word SECRETS for MOMS! Jul 6, 2026 568 💌 Get the PHONICS 101 GUIDE for MOMS! 🧡 JOIN our FB Community for Moms Teaching Beginning & Struggling Readers PRINTABLE K-2 PHONICS CURRICULUM: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: From CVC Words to Confident Reader! Looking for a READING TUTOR? Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com 🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-fo

98. Reading Curriculum for Kindergarten: The #1 SOUNDS Drill MOMS Should Never Skip! Jun 29, 2026 771 Reading and Spelling Curriculum for Kindergarten - Does your homeschool reading and spelling curriculum have SOUNDS drills? The Superhero Sounds Drill (a.k.a. phonemic awareness) makes the difference between STRUGGLING spellers and CONFIDENT spellers! 🧡 JOIN our FB Community for Moms Teaching Beginning & Struggling Readers PRINTABLE K-2 PHONICS CURRICULUM: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: From CVC Wo

97. Child Freezes or Refuses When Asked to Write? HOW to Bridge the Writing GAP! Jun 22, 2026 968 Why does your child freeze or refuse when asked to write a simple sentence? Writing is a more complex skill than decoding for kids. Reading is passive (decoding). Writing is active (encoding). When you break apart a writing task into smaller chunks, your child can feel successful as a writer! 🧡 JOIN our FB Community for Moms Teaching Beginning & Struggling Readers PRINTABLE KINDERGARTEN PHONI

96. Teaching Phonics at Home for the FIRST Time? START Here, MOM! Jun 15, 2026 842 Are you teaching a beginning reader at home for the first time? Wondering where to start? Does my child need to know all her alphabet letters and sounds? How do I teach her to read? She keeps sounding out every word instead of just reading it! If this sounds familiar, you're in the right place! Get 3 FREE Sample Phonics Lessons with 30 Minute Training here! 🧡 JOIN our FB Community for Moms Teach

95. Homeschool Minnesota: Dayle Annand Teaches Her 3 Kids to Read! Jun 8, 2026 1086 Wondering what it would be like to teach 3 kids to read overseas, without a complete curriculum or YouTube at your fingertips? What if homeschooling was initially your husband's idea, not yours? When do you know it's time to involve a phonics coach and reading tutor for your child? Meet homeschool mom Dayle Annand, and host of the Homeschool Minnesota podcast! Get 3 FREE Sample Phonics Lessons w

94. Homeschool Organization: Curriculum Clutter Stalling Your Momentum? Jun 1, 2026 869 Struggling with homeschool curriculum paper clutter? 5 Hacks for homeschool moms to ditch the paper clutter once and for all! Does each phonics worksheet have a home? A binder? Folder? The fridge? STOP printing random alphabet worksheets! Get a 3-hole paper punch that's easy for your child to use. No cutting, stapling or folding of decodable texts or gameboards. Print and play! Get 3 FREE Sample

93. Reading Tutor Cost Holding You Back? SKIP the Long-Term Commitment! May 25, 2026 921 Is reading tutor cost holding you back from getting the help you need? My reading tutor program is different. I don't ask you for a long-term tutoring commitment. Instead, I want to invest in you and your child, so that your kiddo can become a strong, confident reader! Book my 'Get Started in 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions' in June, and get 50% off your copy of TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: From CVC Wor

92. Can’t Justify Hiring a Reading Tutor? 3 Guilt-Free Reasons Why You Should! May 18, 2026 778 You've been thinking about hiring a reading tutor to help your child with reading. But, you're also looking at the cost, wondering, "Can I justify getting outside help?" You guilt yourself into thinking, "I should be able to do it all!" Truth? A reading tutor has the experience and phonics skills your child needs to go from stuck to soaring as a reader! It's time to ditch the mom-guilt and get th

91. Homeschool Reading and Spelling Curriculums: STOP Second-Guessing Your Choice! May 11, 2026 823 Are you a homeschool mom choosing Kindergarten, 1st grade or 2nd grade homeschool reading, spelling and phonics curriculum for 2026-2027? Let's kick curriculum overwhelm to the curb in 6 simple steps! Get 3 FREE Sample Phonics Lessons with 30 Minute Training here! 🧡 JOIN our FREE FB Group for Moms Teaching Beginning & Struggling Readers Get the COMPLETE PRINTABLE KINDERGARTEN PHONICS CURRI

90. Think Grammar is Boring in 1st Grade? Meet Grammar Coach, Patty McGee! May 4, 2026 948 Think grammar isn't for 1st graders? Meet grammar coach, Patty McGee! Patty knows there's enough shame around grammar to make most of us shy away from wanting to teach it to our kids. But, what if teaching grammar could be kids playing detective, noticing what makes a simple sentence different from a compound sentence without us telling them? This is what makes grammar stick and fun for kids! Get

89. Moms, STOP Stalling After CVC Words! Here’s What to Do Next Apr 27, 2026 640 Get 3 FREE Sample Phonics Lessons with 30 Minute Training here! 🧡 JOIN our FREE FB Group for Moms Teaching Beginning & Struggling Readers Get the COMPLETE PRINTABLE KINDERGARTEN PHONICS CURRICULUM: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: From CVC Words to Fluent Reader! [INCLUDES PHONICS SKILLS TUTORIALS FOR MOMS BY MELANIE!] Looking for an Online READING TUTOR? Start Reading in Just 7 Phonics Tutoring Sess

88. Letter Sounds to Reading CVC Words: 3 STEPS to Make the LEAP! Apr 20, 2026 869 Your child knows her letter sounds, but HOW do you get your child to START reading CVC words? She just keeps saying the sounds, but she's not blending the sounds smoothly to read whole words. How do you get your child to make the leap? Get 3 FREE Sample Phonics Lessons with 30 Minute Training here! 🧡 JOIN our FREE FB Group for Moms Teaching Beginning & Struggling Readers Get the COMPLETE PRINT

HOW to Teach Phonics for K-2 Challenge!! Apr 16, 2026 416 Wondering HOW to teach phonics for Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade? Where should you begin with phonics? Is your child a beginner, or ready for more advanced phonics skills? JOIN other MOMS of beginning and/or struggling readers inside the 3-Day Phonics Jumpstart Challenge! 🪫Register NOW for the 3-DAY PHONICS JUMPSTART CHALLENGE! April 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 2026, 7 PM (EST) 🧡 JOIN the FREE FB Commu

87. Homeschool MOM Doubting Yourself Teaching PHONICS for Beginning Readers? Apr 13, 2026 806 Are you a homeschool MOM doubting yourself teaching phonics for your beginning reader? Wondering how to boost your child's reading success using phonics? Teach your child to become a strong, confident reader using phonics skills as the foundation. Not sure which phonics program to use? Check out TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ, a printable phonics curriculum created for MOMS of beginning and/or strugglin

86. Maeve Jemison, Homeschool MOM | Worried Your Child Isn't Reading YET?! Apr 6, 2026 1655 Worried your child isn't reading yet? Should reading click before your child is 7 or 8 years-old? Maeve Jemison is a veteran homeschool mom, author and podcast host of the Homeschooling for Catholic Parents podcast. Maeve shares her journey as a mom teaching her kids to read at home, including her children that caught onto reading quickly, and her kids for whom the process of reading indepenently

85. 10 Phonics Skills Strong Readers MASTER [What to Teach AFTER the ALPHABET]! Mar 30, 2026 1128 Wondering which phonics skills to teach in Kindergarten through 2nd grade? Which phonics skills should you teach first in Kindergarten? What order should I teach phonics skills? Discover 10 core phonics skills you need to be teaching, so that your child can become a strong, confident independent reader! 🪫Register NOW for the 3-DAY PHONICS JUMPSTART CHALLENGE! 🧡 JOIN Moms Teaching Beginning &

84. ESL Student in 2nd Grade - Is Phonics Enough [Case Study] Mar 23, 2026 824 English Language Learners in 2nd grade often grasp basic phonics skills quickly! Does being an ELL student, English Language Learner, affect reading comprehension? WHY is reading comprehension so hard? 🪫Register for the 3-DAY PHONICS JUMPSTART CHALLENGE! 🧡 JOIN Moms Teaching Beginning & Struggling Readers 📩 Can Your Child Read This QUIZ? Get the COMPLETE PRINTABLE KINDERGARTEN PHONICS CURRICUL

83. FUN Phonics Games for Kindergarten with Zeba McGibbon of Kindergarten Cafe! Mar 16, 2026 1216 I had so much fun joining Zeba on the Kindergarten Cafe Podcast to chat all things phonics and early reading instruction! We dove into how both of our teaching journeys led us to discover the power of systematic phonics, and we shared practical tips for making small group reading time effective and engaging for young learners. If you're a parent, teacher, or homeschooler eager for actionable idea

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82. SPELLING Words for 1st Grade? USE Whiteboards BEFORE Worksheets! Mar 9, 2026 709 Need SPELLING words activities for 1st grade at home? It's so tempting to print off yet another free worksheet for your child to trace. BUT, is that really teaching your child to read and spell? Spelling worksheets are okay, BUT get your child to practice spelling words on whiteboards FIRST! Inside my course, TEACH YOUR KINDERGARTEN CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home, I

81. LOW PREP Phonics Activities and Games for Reading Centers: PHONICS BUMP! Mar 2, 2026 583 Need low prep phonics activities and games for reading centers? Get PHONICS BUMP! Keep kids engaged with Phonics BUMP. Kids ask to play Phonics BUMP games again and again! These print and play phonics games perfectly align with UFLI Lessons AND my printable Kindergarten Phonics Curriculum inside my course, TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home! 🧡 JOIN the FRE

80. Kids CAN'T READ Their Own Printing? HELP from Joanna Kettle, Keeping Beautiful Handwriting Alive! Feb 23, 2026 1209 Have you ever told a friend, "My child's handwriting is terrible!" This episode is for you! If you're wondering how to improve your child's printing, Joanna Kettle of Keeping Beautiful Handwriting Alive, is here to help. If your child is forming letters incorrectly, it takes longer. Teach your child proper letter formation from the start! Printing skills and proper letter formation allows your ch

79. BEST Phonics Curriculum for Kindergarten/1st Grade? DITCH BORING LESSONS! Feb 16, 2026 930 NEED a phonics curriculum for Kindergarten and 1st grade that keeps kids engaged! Check out my course, which includes my printable Kindergarten Phonics Curriculum & Phonics Skills Tutorial Trainings for Moms! When your child is NOT engaged in phonics lessons, it affects her ability to decode, spelling, reading fluency and reading comprehension. Find out HOW this Kindergarten and 1st grade Kin

78. Teach Your Child to Read in Just 5 Phonics Lessons? YOU BET! Feb 9, 2026 862 Wondering how to teach your child to read in just 5 phonics lessons? Did you know that your child just needs to know 4 alphabet letters and sounds to be able to read a simple CVC word? Lean in to find out HOW you can teach your child to read his first words and a sentence! 👉🏼 Get sample FLUENCY GRIDS! [From Struggling Reader to Fluent Reader!] https://phonics-rules-for-kids-2.kit.com/eb09d9a71f 💜

77. Homeschool Co-op Class Ideas for Elementary Reading: From Kindergarten Letter Sounds to Sentences! Feb 2, 2026 1083 Homeschool Coop Class Ideas for Elementary Reading: From Kindergarten Letter Sounds to Sentences! Are you a homeschool co-op teacher wondering HOW to get through your next class in one piece? Wondering how to help students with their hands up, needing your help, but feeling defeated because there's not time to help them all! Lean in, teachers, and get 5 sanity-saving hacks for your next homescho

76. Why Can't My Child Sit Still? PHONICS and MOVEMENT with Homeschool OT, Sarah Collins Jan 26, 2026 1543 Why can't your child sit still for a reading lesson at home? You’re 10 minutes into phonics drills and your child who was focused, right there with you, is now looking up at the ceiling and swinging his legs against the chair. You know as a mom that his ability to learn phonics skills at this particular moment is just not happening! Wondering HOW to get your child to sit still for reading activiti

75. What to Do When Your 10 Year-Old Can’t Read? HELP for MOMS of Struggling 4th Grade Readers! Jan 19, 2026 876 What to do when your 10-year old can't read? It's tough to feel helpless to know how to help your child read when your daughter struggles to read grade-level texts. Even when you buy books that she loves. How can you help your child to read at home? Aways go back to the basics. Start with a simple phonics checklist. Then check for knowledge of word chunks. Reading fluency - if your child is readin

74. Syllables for 1st Graders: Improve YOUR CHILD’S Reading and Spelling Scores NOW! Jan 12, 2026 1068 Are you homeschooling your 1st grader? Discover 6 vowel-syllables to teach your 1st grade reader at home. Your child need to know these vowel-syllables, so that she can read and spell words correctly. The vowel types are: open syllables, closed syllables, r-controlled vowels, final stable syllable 'le' and long vowel syllables. Teach your 1st grade homeschooler these six vowel types, and put her

73. I’m Struggling to Teach My Kid to Read: DO This ONE Thing First! Jan 5, 2026 826 Are you struggling to teach your kid to read? Is your child still struggling to memorize hundreds of sight words? It's time to ditch the overwhelm of pure sight word memorization! Instead, teach your child to decode each sound in whole words, so that she can read sentences more quickly and with greater fluency. When you teach your child phoneme-grapheme phonics relationships, such as 'ch' spell /c

72. FREE Alphabet Worksheets? TRUTH: Be an Intentional Mom! Dec 29, 2025 1074 Are you still printing off random alphabet worksheets 2 minutes before your child's phonics lesson at home? If you feel scattered, it's because you're not following a phonics scope and sequence for homeschool reading. A scope and sequence lists the phonics skills, typically by grade, and in which order to teach these letters and sounds (phonemes and graphemes), so that you can fast-track your chil

71. Homeschooling a Large Christian Family? Haydee Wenholz: HOW She Taught her Kids to Read! Dec 22, 2025 1335 Are you homeschooling a large Christian family? Meet Haydee Wenholz, a fun, energetic homeschool mom, who taught her 5 kids to read at home! Haydee focuses on building relationships with your children as being vital to making progress in your homeschool schedule. She also shares how she taught her 5 kids to read, and the importance of flexibility in your homeschool schedule. She encourages homesch

70. Alphabet Letters That Have 2 Sounds? WHY it's so Hard for Kids Learning to Read! Dec 15, 2025 906 Mom, are you wondering why your child is confused between the 'hard g' and the 'soft' g'? Why is the 'soft c' and 'soft g' in words so hard to remember? Why does the letter 'c' have two letter sounds anyway? Of course it's confusing. It's time to teach your 1st grade homeschooler basic phonics rules for 'soft c' and 'soft g', so that he can become a fluent reader who no longer gets stuck on words

69. HOW do I Teach Digraphs? Phonics 101 for Moms of Kindergarten Readers! Dec 8, 2025 657 What is a digraph? Have you looked at your homeschool phonics curriculum and noticed the word 'digraph'? Maybe you've even see the word 'trigraph'? What are these phonics skills, and how can you teach these to your beginning reader? Digraphs are sounds represented by 2 letters. Common consonant digraphs are 'sh', 'ch', 'th', 'ng', 'ph' and 'wh'. Vowel digraphs (vowel teams) work together to make

68. Home Education with Ease: Christine Furman Shares Homeschool Reading WINS! Dec 1, 2025 1119 Today, we welcome former teacher turned homeschool mom and online business owner, Christine Furman, to the podcast! Christine helps homeschool moms integrate play-based learning through her EduPlay curriculum. Check out Christine's podcast, Home Education with Ease! 📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! ✔️ Get the FREE Phonics Made Simple (Even if You're Not a Teacher) Guide! 💜

67. Homeschool Kindergarten Reading Curriculum: P-H-O-N-I-C-S Spelled Out! Nov 24, 2025 852 Wondering which phonics-based homeschool reading curriculum is best for Kindergarten and 1st grade? What should know about choosing your phonics curriculum to get your child reading with success? If you want to place your child on the path to becoming a confident, successful reader, then choose your homeschool phonics curriculum with these daily lesson criteria: lessons are cumulative and revie

66. Parenting a Young Reader with ADHD? 5 SURVIVAL Tips for Homeschool Moms Teaching Phonics! Nov 17, 2025 984 Are you parenting a young reader with ADHD? Break down your reading lesson at home into smaller chunks of time. Ask your child to focus on one phonics skills at a time, then allow for a quick movement break. Then, teach the next phonics skill in the lesson. Then take a break. If your child needs to move, stop fighting this. Movement is healthy and allows your child's brain (and yours MOM) to reset

65. Heggerty for Homeschool Reading? 6 Phonemic Awareness Drills for Kindergarten! Nov 10, 2025 878 📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! ✔️ Get the FREE Phonics Made Simple (Even if You're Not a Teacher) Guide! 💜 Join the FREE Community Get the Course: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home! ONLINE READING TUTOR! Start Reading in 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions with Me HERE! 🙋🏼‍♀️Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Phonics Coaching Call for Mo

64. Frustrated with Homeschool Paper Clutter? STOP Printing Random Alphabet Worksheets! Nov 3, 2025 858 Frustrated with homeschool paper clutter taking over your home, leaving your homeschool days feeling chaotic? Switch to whiteboards! The goal for teaching your child to read isn't to have them do a bunch of random tracing pages anyway. Lead your child through phonics drill and skills. Teach them to read instead of having them colour alphabet worksheets (again)! Tracing worksheets are busy work, bu

63. Teaching Your Kids to Read at Home? Homeschool Mom, Janae Daniels, Shares Her Experience! Oct 27, 2025 1764 📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! ✔️ Get the FREE Phonics Made Simple (Even if You're Not a Teacher) Guide! 💜 Join the FREE Community Get the Course: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home! ONLINE READING TUTOR! Start Reading in 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions with Me HERE! 🙋🏼‍♀️Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Phonics Coaching Call for Mo

62. Need a Reading Tutor? Get Reading RESULTS in Just 7 Sessions! Oct 20, 2025 792 Wondering if your child needs a reading tutor? You want a reading tutor who knows her phonics curriculum inside-out AND someone who actually has proven, classroom experience teaching children to read. You want to know that your child's reading tutor aligns with your family values and understands when you child needs a 30 second movement break during a tutoring session! An elementary reading and

61. Sound Wall vs. Alphabet Wall! Who Wins the Literacy Battle? Oct 13, 2025 888 Should your beginning reader have a 'sound wall' or an 'alphabet wall'? This can be a larger chart on a wall poster, or table-top chart for your child to use for spelling words. 📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! ✔️ Get the FREE Phonics Made Simple (Even if You're Not a Teacher) Guide! 💜 Join the FREE Community Get the Course: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Si

60. Unlocking Reading Success: 3 Morpheme TIPS for Moms of Struggling 3rd Graders Oct 6, 2025 928 Wondering how morphemes can help your struggling reader in 3rd - 5th grade? Keep your child engaged by using bigger words! Simple morphology skills in your mom reading teacher toolbelt will help you get the job done! It's time to uplevel your 3rd graders engagement in phonics by upleveling from CVC words to higher level words! 📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! ✔️ Get the FREE

59. Stuck Sounding Out Words? 3 Blending Boosts for Beginning Readers! Sep 29, 2025 935 📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! ✔️ Get the FREE Phonics Made Simple (Even if You're Not a Teacher) Guide! 💜 Join the FREE Community Get the Course: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home! 🙋🏼‍♀️Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Phonics Coaching Call for Moms 'Teach Your Child to Read: Confidently Model Phonics Skills at Home!' Websit

58. Is Homeschooling the Right Choice for Your Kindergarten Reader? Leigh Nguyen Shares Her Journey (A Mom Who Never Thought She’d Homeschool!) Sep 22, 2025 1315 Wondering if homeschooling is right for you? How can you teach your child to read when you're not trained as a teacher? Leigh Nguyen shares how she never intended to homeschool, but is now a dedicated homeschool mom encouraging other moms choosing this path for their children! Leigh's Podcast Little by Little Homeschool Leigh's Little by Little Homeschool Conference Join the TEACH YOUR CHILD TO RE

57. WHY is My 3rd grader STRUGGLING to Read? Why Buying More Books Won’t Help! Sep 15, 2025 925 Does your 3rd grader struggle to read at grade-level? Is your child losing confidence as a reader? Are you wondering what else you can do to increase your child's reading ability? Will buying new books actually help you teach your child to read? Or, is it time to pinpoint gaps in your child's foundational phonics skills? Mom, if your child struggles to read, let's invite her to do a baseline read

56. Teaching Your Child to Read Feel Impossible? All Kids Can Learn Phonics! (Dyslexia Therapist Kristy Haworth) Sep 8, 2025 1243 Are you teaching your child phonics concepts, but nothing's 'sticking'? Does teaching your child to read at home feel impossible? Meet Kristy Haworth, Dyslexia Therapist and Family Coach! Lean in while Kristy shares how she helps children struggling with dyslexia apply phonics skills to become successful readers! ALL KIDS CAN (Kristy's Podcast) All KIDS CAN (Kristy's Website) Join the TEACH YOUR

55. When Should You Teach Long Vowel Sounds? Quick Guide for Grade One Homeschool Reading! Sep 1, 2025 957 Happy Labour Day Monday to all of my American and Canadian moms joining the show today! So, you know that there are long vowel sounds and short vowel sounds, but you’re wondering WHEN should you introduce these 2 separate phonics skills? What’s the difference between long and short vowel sounds? How do I teach long vowel sounds to my child? Join the PHONICS 101 Course Waitlist! 📩 Join the Pho

54. STOP Making Phonics Difficult! 5 Mistakes You’re Making Teaching Reading at Home Aug 25, 2025 888 Feel like you’re lost in beginning phonics lessons? Wishing someone would SHOW you HOW to teach a simple phonics lesson for your beginning reader at home. Well, I have good news. Great news! I'm working on something special that will calm the fear you feel in your stomach. Something that will... Give you the phonics skills [you didn't know you needed] Tell you exactly where to start in phonics in

53. Are you a Homeschool Mom Teaching Kindergarten Reading? Avoid These Alphabet Blunders! Aug 18, 2025 882 Do you fear that you’re dropping the ball? Before you’ve even started? Juggling all the responsibilities of being a mom first, let alone homeschooling your child? Teaching them to read, maybe even for the first time? Back to School season is here and you’re wondering if you have what it takes to teach your child to read? Today, we’re busting through alphabet blunders to avoid when teaching the al

52. Child Struggles to Make 'L' and 'R' Sounds? Dinalynn Rosenbush, The Language of Play! Aug 11, 2025 1977 Homeschool Phonics listeners, you are in for a treat today. Speech and Language Pathologist, Dinalynn Rosenbush, joins us on the podcast. Dinalynn is a Speech and Language Pathologist who helps moms of children who struggle to properly articulate sounds AND to communicate by increasing their access to vocabulary in order to express what they need or how they feel when connection feels hard. Home

51. FIRST Year Teaching Homeschool Kindergarten? 5 Alphabet Tips for MOMS! Aug 4, 2025 893 Is this is your first year homeschooling? Maybe your first or only child is starting Kindergarten programming at home? Perhaps you’re a veteran homeschool mom teaching your 3rd or 4th child how to read, and want more clarity around phonics instruction. If we were chatting, mom to mom, you might ask, "Melanie, do you have any tips for teaching my Kindergartener to read? I’ve already purchased a c

50. My Child is Confusing Syllables with Individual Sounds in Words! What Should I Do? Jul 28, 2025 631 If my child understands phonemic awareness, do I even need to teach syllables? YES!! Do not skip this! 📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! ✔️ Get the FREE 7-Step Homeschool Kindergarten Phonics Checklist! 🙋🏼‍♀️Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Zoom Coaching Call 'Teach Your Child to Read: Simple Phonics Strategies for Homeschool Moms' More About 1:1 Phonics Coaching with

49. HOW Do You Model Phonics Skills at Home? A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words! Jul 21, 2025 659 When you know the material, you can teach it like no one else! I have taught core phonics skills in many K-2 classrooms. Phonics works. NO guessing. Just applying core phonics skills, getting a foundation in phonemic awareness so your child can read and spell words with accuracy. Here are 5 phonics skills you MUST model for your child at home! 📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List!

48. Got This in Your Phonics Teacher Toolbox? Homeschool Hack for Moms Teaching Phonemic Awareness! Jul 14, 2025 786 Okay, today’s episode is going to be a fun one! I know, I know, you never expected fun and phonics to go together!! How can you increase engagement through FUN in your next phonics lesson? The Bubble Pop It Fidget!! This toy has educational value your child can't resist trying out in his next homeschool phonics lesson. Listen to find out more! 📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List!

47. You Want Me to Name Phonics Skills for My Child? Here's WHY it Matters! Jul 7, 2025 755 Thinking that naming phonics skills is too dry for your kiddo? Not at all! Your child will feel like a big kid learning specific terms for phonics skills she learns, so let’s call specific phonics skills by name. It’s actually important to name the phonics skill you're modeling and asking your child to practice, so that you can build an efficient phonics routine in your homeschool reading block.

46. Googling Kindergarten Homeschool Language Curriculum? Here’s Why You Can’t Teach Reading Without Phonics! Jun 30, 2025 719 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 rea

45. Think You Don’t Need Homeschool Reading Assessment Data? 3 Reasons You Do! Jun 23, 2025 631 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! 📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! ✔️ Get the FREE 7-Step Homeschool Kindergarten Phonics Checklist! 🙋🏼‍♀️Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Zoom Coaching Call 'Teach Your Child to Read: Simple Phonics Strategies for Homeschool Moms'

44. Shying Away from These Vowel Teams? 5 TIPS to Confidently Teach Long ‘u’ at Home Jun 16, 2025 684 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 differ

43. Should Your 5 Year-Old Be Able to Read This? A Look at Kindergarten Baseline Reading Assessments Jun 9, 2025 797 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

42. Still Believing the Lies? 5 MYTHS Parents Believe About How Children Learn to Read! Jun 2, 2025 676 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.

41. When to Double the Final Consonant? Vowel Suffix SOS for Parents! May 26, 2025 711 "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. Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! Get my FREE Homeschool Kindergarten Phonics Checklist! Join the FREE Commu

40. Teaching First and Second Grade Consonant Suffixes at Home? PRO TIPS to Master Morphemes for Early Readers! May 19, 2025 730 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

39. How to Teach Prefixes in Second Grade? 5 HACKS for Homeschoolers! May 12, 2025 673 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! Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! Get my FREE Homeschool Kindergarten Phonics Checklist! Join the FREE Community PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.t

38. Homeschool Reading Tutor or DIY? What If Tutoring Costs TOO Much? May 5, 2025 706 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

37. But I Didn't Learn Phonics That Way! Help for Homeschool Moms Teaching Kindergarten Reading Apr 28, 2025 782 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 explici

36. From Cat to Confident Reader: Next-Level CVC Words for Homeschool Kindergarten and Grade One! Apr 21, 2025 632 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 rea

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