Phonics Rules for Kids | BEST Homeschool Kindergarten Reading Curriculum, Teach Child to Read, Online Reading Tutor, Dyslexia Help for Kids
This is a podcast for MOMS teaching their beginning or struggling readers at home! š§”
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?Ā
Wondering HOW to help your struggling reader? Could she have dyslexia?Ā
āDo 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!
Grab my free PHONICS 101 GUIDE for MOMS!
Hi there, I'm Melanie. An Ontario teacher who has a heart š§” for helping parents of beginning and struggling readers!Ā
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!"Ā
Hi, I'm Melanie. A full-time core PHONICS and K-3 classroom teacher. Wife to Bill, and mom to three hard-working teenagers.Ā
10+ years TEACHING students to become strong, confident readers in a classroom setting, tells me that PHONICS is the FOUNDATION to SUCCESSFUL READING.
āļø Ready to ditch curriculum overwhelm, know exactly where to start when teaching your child to read, and confidently model phonics skills so that you can teach your child to read with confidence?Ā
TEACHING YOUR CHILD TO READ IS GOING TO BE SIMPLER THAN YOU THOUGHT!!
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Monday Aug 25, 2025
Monday Aug 25, 2025
Feel like youāre 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 instruction
Show you HOW to model simple phonics skills, so that you can teach your child to read with confidence!
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Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Do you fear that youāre dropping the ball? Before youāve 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 youāre wondering if you have what it takes to teach your child to read?Ā
Today, weāre busting through alphabet blunders to avoid when teaching the alphabet to your beginning reader. And you thought the alphabet was simple. Sure, except for these sneaky sound-symbol or phoneme-grapheme relationships. More inside todayās episode.
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Monday Aug 11, 2025
Monday Aug 11, 2025
Homeschool Phonics listeners, you are in for a treat today. Speech and Language Pathologist, Dinalynn Rosenbush,Ā 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 toĀ express what they need or how they feel when connection feels hard. Homeschool Phonics listeners, you are going to love todayās episode!
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Sign up for Dinalynn's 'Beyond Obedience' Webinar on August 19th, 2025!
In this webinar, "Beyond Obedience: Unveiling the Power of Listening in Kids" you get insights into why your child doesn't listen and practical tips that you can implement right away to improve your child's skills.Ā
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Listen to Dinalynn's Podcast 'The Language of Play':
Apple Podcasts:Ā https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-language-of-play-kids-that-listen/id1661880535Spotify:Ā https://open.spotify.com/show/3NksEQRFnUYcA6BdxSgKYJĀ
Links to Dinalynn's Referenced Podcasts During the Interview:
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154 A Single Father of Triplets Shares His Success Story. Happy Fatherās Day!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/154-a-single-father-of-triplets-shares-his/id1661880535?i=1000658906794
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58 Does Your Child Say the R Sound Wrong? 3 Real-Life Ways Parents Can Help at Home!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/58-does-your-child-say-the-r-sound-wrong-3-real-life/id1661880535?i=1000618899431
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59 Can Your Child Say the L Sound Correctly? Here is a Strategy for L and Other Sounds, too!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/59-can-your-child-say-the-l-sound-correctly-here/id1661880535?i=1000619107826
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Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Is this is your first year homeschooling? Maybe your first or only child is starting Kindergarten programming at home? Perhaps youāre a veteran homeschoolĀ mom teaching your 3rd or 4th child how to read, and want more clarity around phonics instruction.Ā
If we were chatting, mom to mom, you might ask, "Melanie, do you have any tips for teaching my Kindergartener to read? Iāve already purchased a curriculum. I know there are thousands of alphabet worksheets I can print for tracing practice. Is there anything else I should know to help my daughter start reading?"
Iām glad you asked! I help moms correctly model phonics skills to teach their beginning readers at home is exactly what I teach. Today, Iāll share my top 5 Alphabet Tips for your Kindergarten reader. More on the insideā¦
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Monday Jul 28, 2025
Monday Jul 28, 2025
If my child understands phonemic awareness, do I even need to teach syllables? YES!! Do not skip this!Ā
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Monday Jul 21, 2025
Monday Jul 21, 2025
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!
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Monday Jul 14, 2025
Monday Jul 14, 2025
Okay, todayās 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!
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Monday Jul 07, 2025
Monday Jul 07, 2025
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 letās call specific phonics skills by name. Itās 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.
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Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Maybe youāre type A and youāve already ordered your Kindergarten, Grade One or Grade Two Homeschool Language Curriculum for the year. Maybe youāre 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 read, explicitly teaching your child all 44 sound-symbol relationships in the English Language is most successfully taught through core phonics instruction. Find out why you just canāt teach reading skills, and inversely, accurate spelling patterns without phonics.
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Monday Jun 23, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Itās 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!
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