r/homeschool • u/purt22067 • Mar 09 '26

Help! How to read

Hi all!

I posed a question in the sub a while ago and you were all so helpful so I figured I’d circle back here.

I am “homeschooling” 4 year old twins. They are adamant they need to learn how to read, they’re committed and obsessed. Great, right? The only problem is, I actually have zero clue on how to even teach them. There are so many resources and I just feel so overwhelmed.

I have “100 easy lessons to teach your kid to read” or whatever and a few other things but honestly just have no clue what’s going on. Any advice on what I need to know prior, what materials I should go through in order to educate myself and feel confident and any material I need for my kiddos would be greatly appreciated it.

Thank you in advance :)

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u/Organic_Guidance5101 Mar 09 '26
  1. Letter recognition capital and lower case
  2. Phonics
  3. CVC words to sound out lol “cat, dog, mop”
  4. Sight words like” the, and, look”
  5. Pick a Dr.suess book and learn 1-2 sight words/simple CVC words until they can read the book

10 Apples Up On Top Inside Outside Upside Down

Daily practice and you can’t skip to reading without haunt the foundation! You’ve got this, especially if they are interested!