Phonics Rules for Kids | Teach Child to Read, Homeschool Curriculum, Kindergarten Phonics, Grade One Reading Activities

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://phonicsrulesforkid.com

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Episodes

Monday Nov 11, 2024

5 Tips for Teaching Consonant Letter Sounds in Kindergarten
Did you know there are different kinds of consonant sounds in the alphabet? What's the difference? Find out in this episode!
 
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Monday Nov 04, 2024

Teach Kindergarten to Grade 2? Read and Spell Words Using this Strategy!
What is a word chain? A ‘word chain’ is a ‘chain’ of words linked together. In a chain each link is separate, but connected or linked together. A word chain is a chain of words that are similar, but one sound or phoneme in each word has changed from the previous word. For example, in the very short word chain ‘rip, sip, sap, sat, your child has substituted the beginning sounds of two rhyming words, ‘rip’ and ‘sip’, changed the medial or middle vowel sound, when changing ‘sip’ to ‘sap’ and substituted ‘p’ for ‘t’ when going from ‘sap’ to ‘sat’. Tap into the power of word chains to fast-track your child's phonics instruction!
 
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Monday Oct 28, 2024

Teaching Your Kindergartener to Read? Stop Googling Random Alphabet Worksheets!
Are you feeling disorganized in your homeschool reading block? Wondering if googling and printing random alphabet worksheets will be enough to teach your kindergartener to read? Should I have them trace letters or repeat words after me in a simple text?
These methods may have some effectiveness as a starting place for beginning readers, but do you know what is far more effective? Teaching phonemic awareness to early readers. Today, you’ll gain some technical vocabulary to add to your homeschool reading teacher toolbelt. Let’s dive in.
 
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Monday Oct 21, 2024

Increase Your Confidence in Teaching Your Child to Read. Beware of the 'Schwa' Sound!
Have you heard of the ‘schwa’ sound? What is the ‘schwa’ sound? Have you been teaching your child phonemes and letter sounds, but letting this sneaky sound creep into your homeschool reading program? Don't let the sneaky schwa sound wreak havoc in your child's spelling progress. Know these phonics rules when teaching your child the 'schwa' sound!
 
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Monday Oct 14, 2024

My Child Refuses to Read! 5 Ways to Engage Reluctant Readers
Are you wondering how you can get your reluctant reader to read more text? Let’s check out 5 simple, yet creative ways you can add a breath of fresh air and spice up your child’s reading schedule.
 
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Monday Oct 07, 2024

Teach Your Child to Read with Sight Words for Homeschool Moms!
What are sight words? Some curriculums call these ‘heart words’. How can sight words or heart words bridge the gap for your child as an early reader? Sight words can help struggling readers and help your child read with success!
 
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Monday Sep 30, 2024

Learn to Read with Only Five Vowel Sounds!
Forming vowel sounds requires the shape and position of our tongue, lips and jaw. Our child will benefit when we not only teach him the short ‘a’ says, /a/, but teach him to make that sound. Your child will have fun using a mirror to watch his lips, tongue and jaw change position while making each of the 5 short vowel sounds. 
 
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Monday Sep 23, 2024

If kids can read, why can't they spell?
Have you ever thought, “My child can read text well enough, but why can’t he spell all the words he is able to read?” Is a child’s ability to read and decode words equal to a child’s ability to spell and encode words?” If my child can read a word, shouldn’t he be able to spell it? More in today's episode.
 
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Monday Sep 16, 2024

The Superpower of Blending Sounds to Decode Words for Kids
Can your child blend single consonants and short vowels together to read simple CVC words? Have you taught them the phonics skills of decoding, which is blending sounds together to read words? Discover the superpower of blending sounds to decode words for early readers!
 
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Sunday Sep 08, 2024

Phonics Games to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
It's time to add some fun to keep engagement high during phonics lessons. Enter phonics BUMP! Have fun segmenting and blending skills to read simple words! See you inside the podcast as we explore the important role of phonics games as a powerful way to review your child’s newly learned phonics skills!
 
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