Phonics Stories

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 — 'sil

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 S

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

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 eve

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 workin

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 l

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

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

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 a

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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

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 successfu