Homeschool Reading Curriculum Overview

I have something truly exciting to share with you… We now know exactly how to teach children to read!

Yes, you read that right! And today, I will show you how to do it, too!

As a Teacher and Certified Reading Specialist, I am going to help you understand how reading develops in children. We will take away the mystery and ensure it doesn’t overwhelm you or your child. I have built the most fantastic homeschool reading curriculum based on the latest research and scientific facts—it has been tried, tested, and proven to work!

I’m thrilled to introduce How Wee Read, a comprehensive resource designed to empower you to teach your child to read in the most fun, effective, and engaging way possible. Through 70 simple, sequential, and playful lessons, How Wee Read combines games, stories, puzzles, and the Science of Reading to help young minds master reading confidently.

AND How Wee Read now includes video lessons!! I am so excited to help teach your child to read with these optional video lessons by me, Sarah, a certified Teacher, Reading Specialist, and homeschooling mom.

Ready to make reading a joyful adventure for your child? Let’s dive into how this unique curriculum will transform how children learn to read—while making it fun every step of the way!

How Wee Read: A Homeschool Reading Curriculum

How Wee Read includes everything you will need—a coursebook, video lessons, rhyming pictures, word puzzles, alphabet cards, word family wheels, and more—all featuring beautiful watercolor art.

Your coursebook is divided into four sections:

• Step 1: Phonological Awareness
• Step 2: Letters, Sounds, and Blending
• Step 3: Special Rules
• Step 4: Decodable Readers

Let’s examine the importance of each section and how it can help your child become a confident reader.

Step 1: Phonological Awareness

Did you know that phonological awareness is one of the strongest predictors of early reading success?

There are seven pre-reading skills that are more important than knowing the letters of the alphabet. They are called phonological awareness skills, and this is where our adventure begins. Phonological awareness is auditory in nature; it is about learning to hear and differentiate between sounds. The seven phonological awareness skills are:

1. Rhyming
2. Word Awareness
3. Sound Identification
4. Syllable Awareness
5. Sound Segmenting
6. Sound Blending
7. Deleting Sounds

At this stage, we will introduce children to these seven skills, laying the groundwork for building core skills and empowering them in their reading journey.

Step 2: Letters, Sounds, and Blending

Next, we dive into learning letters and sounds and blending them together. We use a special order to introduce letters that helps children start blending and building confidence right away.

We begin with the letters s, a, t, i, p, and n. Through a simple game, your child learns:

• Lowercase Letter Names
• Uppercase Letter Names
• and Letter Sounds

After your child has mastered the first letter group through the games provided, we move on to sound blending. You will be thrilled to see your child reading words like sat, pin, and nap immediately!

Once you have completed this section, your child will know all of their letters and the letter sounds, and will have mastered CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words.

Step 3: Special Rules and Exceptions

Now it’s time to teach your child a few special rules. In this section, we will introduce your child to:

• Digraphs
• Blends
• Vowels
• The Magic Letter E

While there are certainly more special rules—the English language is infamous for its rules and exceptions!—these four rules offer a solid base for your child to move on to Step 4.

If this sounds overwhelming, remember that I’m here to help! I will walk you and your child through each step with the included video lessons.

Step 4: Decodable Readers

This is where the magic truly begins. ✨ We add one rule at a time as we progress through decodable readers. We pause on each reader, practicing the story and the related word list until your child has absolutely mastered it. Then, we move on to the next story!

Each decodable reader:

• Explicitly introduces a single rule
• Sequentially adds a new rule or letter combination
• Builds on vocabulary
• Slowly increases in complexity

As you progress through the coursebook, you will continue to get tips and tricks to build on your child’s skills and comprehension. They will tackle all the tricky parts of the English language until your child confidently reads the final story.

And this, my friend, means they have mastered it! Your child CAN read!

I am so excited about this homeschool reading curriculum, and I hope you are, too! Let’s do this together! With How Wee Read, we take the stress and mystery out of teaching our children to read. We can raise a generation of strong, confident readers.

How Wee Read: A Homeschool Reading Curriculum

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https://shop.howweelearn.com/products/how-wee-read

Thank you so much for being here, sweet reader!

xo Sarah