Play Your Way to Reading

Description

A play based, worksheet-free guide to teaching your kids to read. Designed for PreK-2nd graders who want to learn to read in a developmentally appropriate way – through PLAY! Written by a former Kindergarten teacher turned homeschool mom of five, trained in early reading intervention.

• Covers: letter recognition, letter writing, letter sounds, rhyming, making words, word families, reading comprehension, making sentences, and writing.
• Phonics: teaches phonics through play, not worksheets
• No worksheets! Includes optional printables for some of the play-based activities, but ZERO busy work or fill-in-the-blank worksheets
• Non-seasonal: start any time of the year, and you’ll never be off schedule
• No weekly schedules: work at your child’s pace, not the pace of the curriculum
• No cutesy crafts or snacks to make
• Activities that use common supplies you have on hand – no need to buy anything special
• Tips for adapting activities according to your child’s ability
• Book Lists for read alouds, early readers, and more
• Suggestions for favorite materials and resources, should you want to purchase hands-on learning tools or add on a more traditional phonics curriculum
• Includes exclusive video teaching from Jess on teaching your kids to read, including some of her best tricks of the trade as a former kindergarten teacher and homeschool mom of five for the last 12 years

Read even more about Play Your Way to Reading and find sample lessons here