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Phonics Rules for Kids | Homeschool Kindergarten Curriculum, Teach Your Child to Read, Kindergarten Phonics, Grade One Struggling Reader

Phonics Rules for Kids | Homeschool Kindergarten Curriculum, Teach Your Child to Read, Kindergarten Phonics, Grade One Struggling Reader

By: Melanie Jeffrey Homeschool Mom Reading and Phonics Coach
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 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://phonicsrulesforkids.comCopyright 2024 All rights reserved. Language Learning
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  • 46. Googling Kindergarten Homeschool Language Curriculum? Here’s Why You Can’t Teach Reading Without Phonics!

    46. Googling Kindergarten Homeschool Language Curriculum? Here’s Why You Can’t Teach Reading Without Phonics!
    Jun 30 2025

    Maybe you’re type A and you’ve already ordered your Kindergarten, Grade One or Grade Two Homeschool Language Curriculum for the year. Maybe you’re 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 can’t teach reading skills, and inversely, accurate spelling patterns without phonics.

    Sign up for the BACK TO SCHOOL PHONICS BOOTCAMP on Tuesday, August 5th! bit.ly/phonicsbootcamp

    📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List!

    ✔️ Get the FREE 7-Step Homeschool Kindergarten Phonics Checklist!

    🙋🏼‍♀️Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Zoom Coaching Call 'Teach Your Child to Read: Simple Phonics Strategies for Homeschool Moms'

    More About 1:1 Phonics Coaching with Melanie: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com

    Questions? Send Melanie an email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com

    💜 Join the FREE Community

    🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
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    12 mins
  • 45. Think You Don’t Need Homeschool Reading Assessment Data? 3 Reasons You Do!

    45. Think You Don’t Need Homeschool Reading Assessment Data? 3 Reasons You Do!
    Jun 23 2025

    It’s 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!

    Sign up for the BACK TO SCHOOL PHONICS BOOTCAMP on Tuesday, August 5th! bit.ly/phonicsbootcamp

    📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List!

    ✔️ Get the FREE 7-Step Homeschool Kindergarten Phonics Checklist!

    🙋🏼‍♀️Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Zoom Coaching Call 'Teach Your Child to Read: Simple Phonics Strategies for Homeschool Moms'

    More About 1:1 Phonics Coaching with Melanie: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com

    Questions? Send Melanie an email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com

    💜 Join the FREE Community

    🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
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    11 mins
  • 44. Shying Away from These Vowel Teams? 5 TIPS to Confidently Teach Long ‘u’ at Home

    44. Shying Away from These Vowel Teams? 5 TIPS to Confidently Teach Long ‘u’ at Home
    Jun 16 2025

    Maybe you’ve been shying away from teaching long u vowel teams. Why are there so many different spellings for long u? When do I teach my child to spell long u this way? When do I teach my child to spell long u that way? You say to yourself, it’s too complicated, so I’ll teach them one way to spell long u, and hope for the best.

    The thing is, your son or daughter will come across words with different long u spellings. So, it really is best to just rip off the band-aid and teach long u in all of its forms, so that your child can apply vowel team rules to read these words. It’s time to teach your child all the long u spellings, so that he or she can tackle reading these words head-on.

    📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List!

    ✔️ Get the FREE 7-Step Homeschool Kindergarten Phonics Checklist!

    🙋🏼‍♀️Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Zoom Coaching Call 'Teach Your Child to Read: Simple Phonics Strategies for Homeschool Moms'

    More About 1:1 Phonics Coaching with Melanie: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com

    Questions? Send Melanie an email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com

    💜 Join the FREE Community

    🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
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    11 mins

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