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

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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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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!

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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 the what, how and why of a baseline reading assessment for your beginning reader.

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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.

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Hey mom friend. It’s Melanie popping in today to wish you a fantastic Thursday! Today is your last chance to send a screenshot of your review or share of the podcast. 

Want to reinforce phonics skills with your kiddo without the battle? You need Phonics BUMP! What did I ever do before playing phonics bump with my kids? Natural competition your littles will love. They seriously can’t wait to bump each other off the board!! When kids roll the same word, they stack a cube on top. NOW, they can’t be bumped off the board!! Need a little accountability while they play? I’ve got that covered with my spelling recording sheet for words rolled for 1 to 3 players. I mean, your kiddos are literally decoding and encoding words in the same turn!

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