Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading Curriculum, Teach my Child to Read, Reading Tutor, Child Has Dyslexia
This is a podcast for MOMS teaching beginning or struggling readers at home! 🧡
Worried you won't be able to teach your Kindergarten, 1st or 2nd Grader to READ at home? Overwhelmed by curriculum choice, wondering which Kindergarten Phonics and Reading Curriculum is best?
Wondering HOW to help your struggling reader? Could she have dyslexia?
❓Do you find your child guessing at words? NOW is the time to take a deep dive into SIMPLE PHONICS SKILLS as a MOM, so that YOU can raise a STRONG, CONFIDENT READER!
Hi there, I'm Melanie. Wife to Bill and mom to 3 hard-working young adults. As an Ontario teacher, turned online reading curriculum creator, reading tutor and phonics coach for moms, I have a heart 🧡 for helping MOMS of beginning and struggling readers!
I help MOMS learn SIMPLE PHONICS SKILLS, so they can TEACH THEIR KIDS TO READ WITH CONFIDENCE!
NO MORE SAYING, "But, I'm not trained as a teacher!"
10+ years TEACHING students to become strong, confident readers in a classroom setting, tells me that PHONICS is the FOUNDATION to SUCCESSFUL READING.
☑️ Ready to ditch curriculum overwhelm, know exactly where to start when teaching your child to read? It's time to get simple phonics skills in your back pocket, so that you can confidently teach your child to read to become a strong, independent reader!
TEACHING YOUR CHILD TO READ IS GOING TO BE SIMPLER THAN YOU THOUGHT!!
Episodes
Apr 16, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
6 min
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 Community Moms Teaching Beginning & Struggling Readers
Apr 13, 2026
Apr 13, 2026
13 min
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 struggling readers at home!
🪫Register NOW for the 3-DAY PHONICS JUMPSTART CHALLENGE! April 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 2026, 7 PM (EST)
🧡 JOIN Moms Teaching Beginning & Struggling Readers
📩 Can Your Child Read This QUIZ?
Get the COMPLETE PRINTABLE KINDERGARTEN PHONICS CURRICULUM: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home! [INCLUDES PHONICS SKILLS TUTORIALS FOR MOMS BY MELANIE!]
Looking for an Online READING TUTOR? Start Reading in Just 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions!
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
Apr 6, 2026
Apr 6, 2026
27 min
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 took a little longer!
You'll find Maeve's book, Home is Where the Truth Is (Why You Can and Should Homeschool Your Child) a source of encouragement and PRO TIPS from her 20+ years as a homeschool mom! Get your copy of Maeve's book here!
🪫Register NOW 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 CURRICULUM: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home! [INCLUDES PHONICS SKILLS TUTORIALS FOR MOMS BY MELANIE!]
Looking for an Online READING TUTOR? Start Reading in Just 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions!
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2026
18 min
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 & Struggling Readers
📩 Can Your Child Read This QUIZ?
Get the COMPLETE PRINTABLE KINDERGARTEN PHONICS CURRICULUM: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home! [INCLUDES PHONICS SKILLS TUTORIALS FOR MOMS BY MELANIE!]
Looking for an Online READING TUTOR? Start Reading in Just 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions!
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
Mar 23, 2026
Mar 23, 2026
13 min
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 CURRICULUM: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home! [INCLUDES PHONICS SKILLS TUTORIALS FOR MOMS BY MELANIE!]
Looking for an Online READING TUTOR? Start Reading in Just 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions!
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
Mar 16, 2026
Mar 16, 2026
20 min
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 ideas to boost kids' confidence and skills in reading, you won't want to miss this episode! Tune in to hear real talk about what works in the classroom, our favorite phonics activities, and how to set up your reading groups for success. Check out the latest episode of the Kindergarten Cafe Podcast for all the insights!
Zeba's TPT Store: Kindergarten Cafe
🧡 JOIN the Insider's Circle of Moms Teaching Beginning & Struggling Readesr
📩 Can Your Child Read This QUIZ?
Get the COMPLETE PRINTABLE KINDERGARTEN PHONICS CURRICULUM: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home! [INCLUDES PHONICS SKILLS TUTORIALS FOR MOMS BY MELANIE!]
Looking for an Online READING TUTOR? Start Reading in Just 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions!
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
Mar 12, 2026
Mar 12, 2026
3 min
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Mar 9, 2026
Mar 9, 2026
11 min
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 offer just that! AND, we do it all on whiteboards before worksheets!
🧡 JOIN the FREE Community
📩 Can Your Child Read This QUIZ?
Get the COMPLETE PRINTABLE KINDERGARTEN PHONICS CURRICULUM: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home! [INCLUDES PHONICS SKILLS TUTORIALS FOR MOMS BY MELANIE!]
Looking for an Online READING TUTOR? Start Reading in Just 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions!
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
Mar 2, 2026
Mar 2, 2026
9 min
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 FREE Community
📩 Can Your Child Read This QUIZ?
Get the COMPLETE PRINTABLE KINDERGARTEN PHONICS CURRICULUM: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home! [INCLUDES PHONICS SKILLS TUTORIALS FOR MOMS BY MELANIE!]
Looking for an Online READING TUTOR? Start Reading in Just 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions!
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
Feb 23, 2026
Feb 23, 2026
20 min
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 child to read his/her OWN writing. Kids with sloppy printing often cannot read a simple story they wrote!
🎧 Listen to Joanna's podcast, Keeping Beautiful Handwriting Alive!
💜 JOIN the FREE Community
📩 Can Your Child Read This QUIZ?
Get the COMPLETE PRINTABLE KINDERGARTEN PHONICS CURRICULUM: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home! [INCLUDES PHONICS SKILLS TUTORIALS FOR MOMS BY MELANIE!]
Looking for an Online READING TUTOR? Start Reading in Just 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions!
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids