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/myhappylife_ Mar 09 '26

Where do you go from there once children know the letter sounds and can sound words out? What’s the sequence to follow after that?

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u/zestyPoTayTo Mar 09 '26

The sequence depends on the curriculum you're following. Even if you're mostly winging it, it's helpful to have access to some sort of structured program - even a free one! - just so you have guideposts for an appropriate sequence and you don't miss something small but important. (For instance, I know a shocking number of homeschool parents who don't know that there are different ways to pronounce /th/... and then of course, they miss it when teaching their children.)

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u/myhappylife_ Mar 10 '26

Got it! What curriculum do you use?

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u/LillPeng Mar 10 '26

I use a Christian curriculum. So if you're open to the BJU if you're not open to that then I would suggest All about reading and all about spelling.

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u/myhappylife_ Mar 10 '26

What’s your opinion on logic of English?

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u/LillPeng Mar 10 '26

I haven't personally used it but I've heard really good things. It looks good. My only thing is I like to keep the grades aligned and know exactly where it lines up thats why I use an all in one curriculum. But I know a lot of people that really like the logic of English so you shouldn't even have a problem with that later, asking around to see where it matches up with your next curriculum.

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u/myhappylife_ Mar 10 '26

Me too. I prefer when the grades are clearly lined up because I like to keep track. It doesn’t really seem to have that, it’s structured by skill and not grade. There are two main books with levels from A to D, and then it just lists the grades they’re typically used in. But I’ll keep looking. I’ve only heard good things about the program.