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, alternate spellings

88. Letter Sounds to Reading CVC Words: 3 STEPS to Make the LEAP!

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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:

1. You’re worried your son or daughter is falling behind in reading — phonics GAPS (not your child).
2. Your child is showing signs of Dyslexia.
3. Asking your child to read out-loud with you turns into nothing short of a reading battle at home.

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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 homeschool offers.

Amid the challenges of balancing work and education, Elan and her husband discovered the empowerment that came with crafting their children's education to fit their unique needs and interests.

• Empowering black families to reimagine education through homeschooling
• Start homeschooling with confidence and clarity
• Balancing work and homeschooling

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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 offline, online, or a combination of both?

‘Curriculum overwhelm’ hits fast, so you shut your laptop, because you’re afraid of making the wrong decision, spending your hard-earned dollars on the wrong thing, again! So, instead of actually getting a curriculum to act as a guide, you put off ordering curriculum altogether!!

If you’re a homeschool mom, agonizing over the perfect curriculum, it doesn’t exist. But, the good news — great curriculums do!

Reading curriculum that...

• You need simple — Click. Print. Teach.
• You feel is worth the investment.
• Gets your little reader small reading wins every lesson!

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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 yet ‘click’, this is not a reflection on your effort in teaching your son or daughter to read, nor is it an accurate reflection of your child's true ability to read.

Prompting your child to sound out some words is normal. BUT, if you find yourself prompting your child to sound out almost every word on the page, it’s time for a different approach.

5 Phonics HACKS when reading doesn’t magically ‘click’:

• multisensory letter sounds learning
• sound 'chunking' instead of sounding-out every letter
• micro-lessons over marathon sessions
• decodable stories matched to the focus phonics lesson skill
• FUN phonics games for engaging repetition

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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. Do you even need curriculum?

You have so many questions:

• Will this curriculum work for my child?
• How expensive is this phonics curriculum?
• Is this reading curriculum online or offline?
• Will my child like this phonics curriculum?
• Is this just another homeschool curriculum that collects dust on the shelf?

If you you want to feel more at peace and less scattered as a homeschool mom, here's the truth: a simple curriculum can help you feel:

• More at peace and less scattered
• Eliminate gaps in phonics instruction
• Provide a simple reading routine for both you and your child (BTW - Kids thrive on routine!)

My thoughts? Yes, you need a simple phonics & reading curriculum as a guide! When you're ready, TEACH YOUR K-2 CHILD TO READ: From CVC Words to Confident Reader, will help your beginning and or struggling reader meet ALL the reading milestones to become a strong, confident reader!

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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 child?
• Speech Therapy for the Entire Family
• Home Education Plan

If any of this sounds familiar, Elyse has a group coaching program for homeschool mom needing support to plan their homeschool year, while help children with special communication needs to thrive!

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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:

1. Highlight the focus phonics skill, letter or sound.
2. Highlight the sight word (heart word) for that phonics lesson.
3. Echo Reading
4. 'Me or We?' Reading
5. Reading Comprehension Picture

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