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Phonics Rules for Kids | Homeschool Kindergarten Reading Curriculum, Teach a Child to Read, Online Reading Tutor
Melanie Jeffrey K-3 Phonics Specialist for Beginning and Struggling Readers
Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 80
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.com
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17/02/2026#97
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79. Phonics Curriculum for Kindergarten and 1st Grade: Keep KIDS ENGAGED!
Episode 83
lundi 16 février 2026 • Duration 15:30
NEED a phonics curriculum for Kindergarten and 1st grade that keeps kids engaged! Check out my course, which includes my printable Kindergarten Phonics Curriculum & Phonics Skills Tutorial Trainings for Moms!
When your child is NOT engaged in phonics lessons, it affects her ability to decode, spelling, reading fluency and reading comprehension. Find out HOW this Kindergarten and 1st grade Kindergarten Phonics Curriculum is different!
👉🏼 Get sample FLUENCY GRIDS! [From Struggling Reader to Fluent Reader!]
💜 JOIN the FREE Community
📩 Can Your Child Read This QUIZ?
Get the COMPLETE PRINTABLE KINDERGARTEN PHONICS CURRICULUM: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home! [INCLUDES PHONICS SKILLS TUTORIALS FOR MOMS BY MELANIE!]
Looking for an Online READING TUTOR? Start Reading in Just 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions!
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
78. Teach Your Child to Read in Just 5 Phonics Lessons? YOU BET!
Episode 82
lundi 9 février 2026 • Duration 14:22
Wondering how to teach your child to read in just 5 phonics lessons? Did you know that your child just needs to know 4 alphabet letters and sounds to be able to read a simple CVC word? Lean in to find out HOW you can teach your child to read his first words and a sentence!
👉🏼 Get sample FLUENCY GRIDS! [From Struggling Reader to Fluent Reader!]
https://phonics-rules-for-kids-2.kit.com/eb09d9a71f
💜 JOIN the FREE Community
📩 Weekly Phonics Note PLUS Can Your Child Read This QUIZ?
Get the COMPLETE PRINTABLE KINDERGARTEN PHONICS CURRICULUM: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home! [INCLUDES PHONICS SKILLS TUTORIALS FOR MOMS BY MELANIE!]
Looking for an Online READING TUTOR? Start Reading in Just 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions!
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
69. What on Earth is a Digraph? (Phonics 101 for Moms!)
Episode 73
lundi 8 décembre 2025 • Duration 10:57
What is a digraph? Have you looked at your homeschool phonics curriculum and noticed the word 'digraph'? Maybe you've even see the word 'trigraph'? What are these phonics skills, and how can you teach these to your beginning reader?
Digraphs are sounds represented by 2 letters. Common consonant digraphs are 'sh', 'ch', 'th', 'ng', 'ph' and 'wh'. Vowel digraphs (vowel teams) work together to make one long vowel sound. When you teach your Kindergarten homeschooler to read, teach these basic digraphs first: 'sh', 'ch' and 'th'.
💜 Join the FREE Community
📩 Weekly Insider's Phonics Note AND FREE 'Can Your Child Read This? QUIZ!
Get the Course: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home! [INCLUDES COMPLETE PRINTABLE KINDERGARTEN PHONICS CURRICULUM]
ONLINE READING TUTOR! Start Reading in 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions HERE!
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
68. Home Education with Ease: Christine Furman Shares Homeschool Reading WINS!
Episode 72
lundi 1 décembre 2025 • Duration 18:39
Today, we welcome former teacher turned homeschool mom and online business owner, Christine Furman, to the podcast! Christine helps homeschool moms integrate play-based learning through her EduPlay curriculum. Check out Christine's podcast, Home Education with Ease!
📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List!
✔️ Get the FREE Phonics Made Simple (Even if You're Not a Teacher) Guide!
💜 Join the FREE Community
Get the Course: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home [NOW includes COMPLETE PRINTABLE KINDERGARTEN PHONICS CURRICULUM!]
ONLINE READING TUTOR! Start Reading in 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions with Me HERE!
🙋🏼♀️Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Phonics Coaching Call for Moms 'Teach Your Child to Read: Confidently Model Phonics Skills at Home!'
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
67. Homeschool Kindergarten Reading Curriculum: P-H-O-N-I-C-S Spelled Out!
Episode 70
lundi 24 novembre 2025 • Duration 14:12
Wondering which phonics-based homeschool reading curriculum is best for Kindergarten and 1st grade? What should know about choosing your phonics curriculum to get your child reading with success?
If you want to place your child on the path to becoming a confident, successful reader, then choose your homeschool phonics curriculum with these daily lesson criteria:
- lessons are cumulative and review previously learned phonics skills
- phonemic (letters sounds) awareness skills are part of each lesson
- clear order of simple to more advanced phonics skills
- quick recall of alphabet letters and sounds
- includes blending skills to read words
- segmenting skills to spell words
- teaches 1 or 2 sight words each lesson
- uses the fun word chain strategy for reading and spelling words
📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List!
✔️ Get the FREE Phonics Made Simple (Even if You're Not a Teacher) Guide!
💜 Join the FREE Community
Get the Course: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home [INCLUDES COMPLETE PRINTABLE KINDERGARTEN PHONICS CURRICULUM]
ONLINE READING TUTOR! Start Reading in 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions with Me HERE!
🙋🏼♀️Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Phonics Coaching Call for Moms 'Teach Your Child to Read: Confidently Model Phonics Skills at Home!'
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
66. Parenting a Young Reader with ADHD? 5 SURVIVAL Tips for Homeschool Moms Teaching Phonics!
Episode 69
lundi 17 novembre 2025 • Duration 16:24
Are you parenting a young reader with ADHD? Break down your reading lesson at home into smaller chunks of time. Ask your child to focus on one phonics skills at a time, then allow for a quick movement break. Then, teach the next phonics skill in the lesson. Then take a break. If your child needs to move, stop fighting this. Movement is healthy and allows your child's brain (and yours MOM) to reset before teaching your child to read at home. Lean in to these 5 Survival Tips for Homeschool Moms Teaching Phonics at Home!
📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List!
✔️ Get the FREE Phonics Made Simple (Even if You're Not a Teacher) Guide!
💜 Join the FREE Community
Get the Course: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home!
ONLINE READING TUTOR! Start Reading in 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions with Me HERE!
🙋🏼♀️Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Phonics Coaching Call for Moms 'Teach Your Child to Read: Confidently Model Phonics Skills at Home!'
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
65. Heggerty for Homeschool Reading? 6 Phonemic Awareness Drills for Kindergarten!
Episode 68
lundi 10 novembre 2025 • Duration 14:38
📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List!
✔️ Get the FREE Phonics Made Simple (Even if You're Not a Teacher) Guide!
💜 Join the FREE Community
Get the Course: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home!
ONLINE READING TUTOR! Start Reading in 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions with Me HERE!
🙋🏼♀️Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Phonics Coaching Call for Moms 'Teach Your Child to Read: Confidently Model Phonics Skills at Home!'
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
64. Frustrated with Homeschool Paper Clutter? STOP Printing Random Alphabet Worksheets!
Episode 67
lundi 3 novembre 2025 • Duration 14:18
Frustrated with homeschool paper clutter taking over your home, leaving your homeschool days feeling chaotic? Switch to whiteboards! The goal for teaching your child to read isn't to have them do a bunch of random tracing pages anyway. Lead your child through phonics drill and skills. Teach them to read instead of having them colour alphabet worksheets (again)! Tracing worksheets are busy work, but they won't teach your child to read.
If you're serious about teaching your child to read using daily phonics lessons that actually move the needle for your child as a reader, it's time to cut the fluff and teach phonics like a PRO!
My course, TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: CONFIDENTLY MODEL SIMPLE PHONICS SKILLS AT HOME includes a complete, printable Kindergarten Phonics Curriculum and Phonics Skills Tutorials for MOMS! Finally, you can know what trained teachers know about teaching children to read (without the paper clutter)!!
📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List!
✔️ Get the FREE Phonics Made Simple (Even if You're Not a Teacher) Guide!
💜 Join the FREE Community
Get the Course: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home!
ONLINE READING TUTOR! Start Reading in 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions with Me HERE!
🙋🏼♀️Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Phonics Coaching Call for Moms 'Teach Your Child to Read: Confidently Model Phonics Skills at Home!'
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
63. Teaching Your Kids to Read at Home? Homeschool Mom, Janae Daniels, Shares Her Experience!
Episode 66
lundi 27 octobre 2025 • Duration 29:24
📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List!
✔️ Get the FREE Phonics Made Simple (Even if You're Not a Teacher) Guide!
💜 Join the FREE Community
Get the Course: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home!
ONLINE READING TUTOR! Start Reading in 7 Phonics Tutoring Sessions with Me HERE!
🙋🏼♀️Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Phonics Coaching Call for Moms 'Teach Your Child to Read: Confidently Model Phonics Skills at Home!'
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
62. Need a Reading Tutor? Get Reading RESULTS in Just 7 Sessions!
Episode 65
lundi 20 octobre 2025 • Duration 13:12
Wondering if your child needs a reading tutor? You want a reading tutor who knows her phonics curriculum inside-out AND someone who actually has proven, classroom experience teaching children to read.
You want to know that your child's reading tutor aligns with your family values and understands when you child needs a 30 second movement break during a tutoring session!
An elementary reading and phonics tutor who is friendly, and can lead your child through fast-paced, engaging phonics lessons. Phonics without the fluff.
What does it look like to work with me as your child's reading tutor? Find out more about my 25-minute reading tutoring sessions for Kindergarten through 3rd grade readers!
📩 Join the Phonics Rules for Kids Insider's List!
✔️ Get the FREE Phonics Made Simple (Even if You're Not a Teacher) Guide!
💜 Join the FREE Community
Get the Course: TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ: Confidently Model Simple Phonics Skills at Home!
Need an online reading tutor you can trust? Get started in phonics with 7 online reading tutoring sessions!
🙋🏼♀️Work with Me! Join me for a 1-Hour Phonics Coaching Call for Moms 'Teach Your Child to Read: Confidently Model Phonics Skills at Home!'
Website: https://phonicsrulesforkids.com
Email: melanie@phonicsrulesforkids.com
🎲 PHONICS BUMP GAME: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/phonics-rules-for-kids
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