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Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading Curriculum, Home Reading Tutor, Child Has Dyslexia, 1st Grade Reading

Melanie Jeffrey Online Reading Tutor and K-3 Phonics Curriculum

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

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56. Teaching Your Child to Read Feel Impossible? All...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/09/08

Are you teaching your child phonics concepts, but nothing's 'sticking'? Does teaching your child to read at home feel impossible? Meet Kristy Haworth, Dyslexia Therapist and Family Coach! Lean in while Kristy shares how she helps children struggling with dyslexia apply phonics skills to become successful readers! ALL KIDS CAN (Kristy's Podcast) All KIDS CAN (Kristy's Website) Join the TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ Course Waitlist! 📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! ✔️ Get the FREE

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15:57

55. When Should You Teach Long Vowel Sounds? Quick...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/09/01

Happy Labour Day Monday to all of my American and Canadian moms joining the show today! So, you know that there are long vowel sounds and short vowel sounds, but you’re wondering WHEN should you introduce these 2 separate phonics skills? What’s the difference between long and short vowel sounds? How do I teach long vowel sounds to my child? Join the PHONICS 101 Course Waitlist! 📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! ✔️ Get the FREE 7-Step Homeschool Kindergarten Phonics

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14:48

54. STOP Making Phonics Difficult! 5 Mistakes You’re...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/08/25

Feel like you’re 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

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14:42

53. Are you a Homeschool Mom Teaching Kindergarten...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/08/18

Do you fear that you’re dropping the ball? Before you’ve 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 you’re wondering if you have what it takes to teach your child to read? Today, we’re 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

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32:57

52. Child Struggling with 'L' and 'R' Sounds? Here's...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/08/11

Homeschool Phonics listeners, you are in for a treat today. Speech and Language Pathologist, Dinalynn Rosenbush, 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 to express what they need or how they feel when connection feels hard. Homeschool Phonics listeners, you are going to love today’s episode!Sign up for Dinalynn's 'Beyond

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14:53

51. Starting Homeschool Kindergarten? 5 Alphabet Tips...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/08/04

Is this is your first year homeschooling? Maybe your first or only child is starting Kindergarten programming at home? Perhaps you’re a veteran homeschool mom teaching your 3rd or 4th child how to read, and want more clarity around phonics instruction. If we were chatting, mom to mom, you might ask, "Melanie, do you have any tips for teaching my Kindergartener to read? I’ve already purchased a curriculum. I know there are thousands of alphabet worksheets I can print for tracing practice. Is there

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10:31

50. My Child is Confusing Syllables with Individual...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/07/28

If my child understands phonemic awareness, do I even need to teach syllables? YES!! Do not skip this! 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

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10:59

49. HOW Do You Model Phonics Skills at Home? A...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/07/21

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! 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! ✔️

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13:06

48. Got This in Your Phonics Toolbox? Homeschool Hack...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/07/14

Okay, today’s 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!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! ✔️

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12:35

47. “You Want Me to Name Specific Phonics Skills for...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/07/07

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 let’s call specific phonics skills by name. It’s 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.Sign up for the BACK TO SCHOOL PHONICS BOOTCAMP on Tuesday, August 5th! bit.ly/phonicsbootcamp 📩 Join

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11:59

46. Googling Kindergarten Homeschool Language...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/06/30

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

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10:31

45. Think You Don’t Need Homeschool Reading...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/06/23

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

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11:24

44. Shying Away from These Vowel Teams? 5 TIPS to...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/06/16

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

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13:17

43. Should Your 5 Year-Old Be Able to Read This? A...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/06/09

Have you quietly asked yourself, “Should my 5-year-old son be able to read that?” OR Maybe you're wondering, “Why can’t my 5 year-old read that?” Today, we’re looking at Kindergarten Baseline Reading Assessments. What phonics skills are we measuring? How are we measuring your child’s ability to demonstrate age-appropriate phonics skills? AND Why is a baseline reading assessment an important tool you’ll want to have handy in your homeschool mom phonics teacher toolbelt? Today’s episode spells out

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11:16

42. Still Believing the Lies? 5 Myths Parents Believe...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/06/02

It’s time to debunk myths about how kids learn to read and replace misconceptions with truths. Myth #1: Learning to read is a natural process that will happen on its own. Myth #2: Your child should begin reading at age 4. Myth #3: Learning to read is like learning to speak. Myth #4: Phonemic awareness doesn’t need to be taught to be understood. Myth #5: Dyslexic children will never read well. Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! Get my FREE Homeschool Kindergarten Phonics

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41. Why Double the ‘G’ When Spelling ‘Bugged’? Vowel...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/05/26

"Mom, why do I have to double to the 'g' in the word bugged? It doesn’t make sense!" If your child has asked you this question, and you honestly weren’t sure how to answer your kiddo at that moment, you’ll want to stick around for this episode of Phonics Rules for Kids.Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! Get my FREE Homeschool Kindergarten Phonics Checklist! Join the FREE Community PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids Work with

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40. Teaching First and Second Grade Consonant...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/05/19

Quiz time. Can you identify which form of the base or root word ‘hope’ you are hearing in the following sentences. Adjective, noun or adverb? I could feel hope rising. I truly began to feel hopeful. Time was ticking, and I started to feel hopeless. Their father said they were not allowed to have a puppy until they were older, but we saw them sitting hopefully outside the pet shop. Find out if you scored 4/4?Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! Get my FREE Homeschool Kindergarten

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11:13

39. How Do I Teach Prefixes in Second Grade? 5 HACKS...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/05/12

You know you should be teaching your second grader prefixes, but how? Which prefixes should you teach first? Join me to discover 5 helpful hacks for teaching common prefixes so that your child can read and spell so many more words!Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! Get my FREE Homeschool Kindergarten Phonics Checklist! Join the FREE Community PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Zoom Call

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11:46

38. Should You Hire a Homeschool Reading Tutor? But...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/05/05

Maybe we should hire a tutor? I’m wondering if you’ve ever asked yourself this question. You’ve started your homeschool journey with your little reader feeling nervous excitement. But, now, you’re seriously beginning to doubt you have what it takes to teach your child to read. You’ve even googled Reading Tutors Near Me and almost pressed the button to move forward with this decision. Before you do, know that I believe in you and your ability to teach your kiddo to read. However, there are 5 things I

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37. But I Didn't Learn Phonics That Way! Help for...

Phonics for Homeschool Moms | Kindergarten Reading... ·

2025/04/28

But I didn’t learn phonics that way! I’ve never been trained as a teacher! Homeschool Mom, are you looking to teach phonics like the pros? Then, it’s ‘out with the old’ and ‘in with the new’! Even if you didn’t learn to read using a phonics-based approach, you CAN teach your child to read using a phonics curriculum as your foundation. Let’s compare how you may have learned to read with an explicit and systematic phonics-based approach. Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List! Get my

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