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
Mar 10, 2025
Mar 10, 2025
11 min
Wondering why your struggling eight-year-old has difficulty reading? Are you teaching phonics skills as the foundational skill in your child's K-2 reading and spelling program? Do you teach sight words along with phonics lessons? Discover 3 critical mistakes you may be making when it comes to teaching your child to read!
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Mar 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
19 min
You are in for a treat today! You’ll meet Anokhi, a homeschool mom in the trenches of teaching her 6-year-old son to read. I know you can relate.
I hope that today’s ‘Teach Your Child to Read: Simple Phonics Strategies’ coaching call will encourage you.
Anokhi's Podcast: Solve for Mom
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Feb 24, 2025
Feb 24, 2025
10 min
Phonics Made Simple: 7 Terms Every Kindergarten & Grade One Homeschool Mom Should Know!
Phonemic awareness. Digraphs. Phonological awareness. Phoneme isolation. Phoneme substitution. CVC words. Graphemes. Trigraphs. Decoding. Encoding.
If it sounds like I’m speaking another Language, I’ll bet you’re not alone! It's time to demystify phonics terms you’ll use when learning simple phonics strategies to teach your child to read.
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Feb 17, 2025
Feb 17, 2025
10 min
FREE LIVE Teach Your Child to Read Phonics Masterclass! Monday, March 10, 2025, 1 PM EST https://bit.ly/phonicsmasterclass
Grade Two Homeschooler Struggling to Spell Longer Words? 3 Tips to Teach Decoding Beyond Letter Sounds Using Syllables!
Are you exhausted running back to your child every time he asks, "How do I spell that?" It's time to transfer some Superhero Syllable Power to your young reader!
If you child is proficient in reading one-syllable CVC words, it's time for them to start reading and spelling longer words!
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Feb 10, 2025
Feb 10, 2025
9 min
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Grade One Child Can't Spell Words? 3 MUST-KNOW R-Controlled Vowel Sounds for Homeschool Reading!
Are you teaching your child r-controlled vowels? Does your child spell 'horse' as 'hrs' and 'girl' as 'grl'? What's the missing puzzle piece? R-controlled vowels.
Learn the 3 must-know r-controlled vowels sounds to teach in your child's next phonics lesson!
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Feb 3, 2025
Feb 3, 2025
11 min
FREE LIVE Teach Your Child to Read Phonics Masterclass! Monday, March 10, 2025, 1 PM EST https://bit.ly/phonicsmasterclass
Frustrated When Your Child Still Struggles to Read? 7-STEP Checklist for Homeschool Moms!
Wondering why your child still struggles to read? What else can you try? You’ve done your best and your other children can read without any major roadblocks. It just seemed a lot easier getting them on the path to success as readers. What could you be missing with your beginning reader this time?
We'll dive into phonemic awareness, phoneme isolation, blending and segmenting phonics skills your child needs to know!
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Jan 27, 2025
Jan 27, 2025
9 min
FREE LIVE Teach Your Child to Read Phonics Masterclass! Monday, March 10, 2025, 1 PM EST https://bit.ly/phonicsmasterclass
Wondering Which Curriculum is Best? 5 PRO TIPS for Choosing Your Kindergarten to Grade One Homeschool Reading Program
Do you find yourself still googling homeschool reading curriculum or kindergarten reading programs? Hundreds of search results appear, and you start clicking them one, by one, to weigh the pros and cons, AND consider if this curriculum or reading program will be a good fit for you and your child. You just end up feeling so overwhelmed with all of the choices, that you just want a trusted friend who has tried them all to tell you which one is best. Sound familiar?
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Jan 20, 2025
Jan 20, 2025
7 min
FREE LIVE Teach Your Child to Read Phonics Masterclass! Monday, March 10, 2025, 1 PM EST https://bit.ly/phonicsmasterclass
Feel Like You’re Failing at Homeschool? 5 Phonics Routines to Check off Your Child’s Reading Block NOW!
Do you ever feel like a failure when you can’t check off all the boxes on your homeschool list? These unchecked boxes are only shapes on paper, but for you, it’s a visible reminder that you didn’t get it all done! I wonder if you feel a little bit like this when your homeschool reading block is cut short, or you wonder if your child actually made progress as a reader that day? If so, today’s episode is for you!
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Jan 13, 2025
Jan 13, 2025
9 min
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Must-Know Pre-Writing Skills for Kindergarten Homeschoolers!
How do I know when my child is ready to write letters? Should I expect him to print letters to match phonemes and letter sounds in pre-K or the beginning of Kindergarten, or should I provide magnetic letters for him to use? Since matching letter symbols, also called graphemes, to letter sounds, also called phonemes, is such a foundational phonics skill for your beginning reader, let’s explore more about pre-writing skills in pre-K and Kindergarten.
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Jan 6, 2025
Jan 6, 2025
8 min
FREE LIVE Teach Your Child to Read Phonics Masterclass! Monday, March 10, 2025, 1 PM EST https://bit.ly/phonicsmasterclass
Pre-Kindergarten Child Struggling to Print Alphabet Letters? 5 Ways to Strengthen Finger Grip!
You want your child to begin printing letters, but notice his hand grip seems ‘loose’ or he has difficulty holding a pencil with enough strength to print letters on a page. You’ve probably heard that your Pre-K child will benefit from activities to strengthen his hand grip, especially in his fingers. So, which specific activities can your child do today to increase his grip strength so he can print letters to write simple words more easily? More on the inside…
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