As a core subject, reading is essential to most everyday homeschool families when they are considering what subjects to teach. Our home is filled with books, a large library and daily reading time. Essentially, it is part of our everyday life and is in every aspect of our lives. This is common for many families and by reading better, a world opens up for your child.

Here are some of our favorites to get started in teaching reading whether you are just beginning to teach your little pre-school child or trying to expand your older elementary or middle school student.

Beginning Reading:

You are ready to teach your young child to read – here is the only book you need that is highly rated by parents everywhere:

Continuing Reading:

As your child improves in their skills, adding in daily activities to help them practice their skills and find new books for formal and recreational reading.

Writing Curriculum:

After your child has established their reading skills and can read well, they are ready to apply those skills and go forward with writing. Here is a curriculum we are using and learning from.

A good place to start…

Since our homeschool family is not using a formal reading curriculum, we are modifying and accumulating resources as we go. Once the foundation to know how to read was established, we branched out and started creating our own lists of books we wanted our children to read. Though we struggle many times to get on task and keep the list going or find books, we enjoy providing classic books to our children so they can be well read and creative.

Some families may choose to use a formal reading curriculum and that is awesome. These curriculums and resources are just another way to branch out and help you start or continue your journey to teaching reading. Many times, just a good list of parent-approved chapter books is all that is needed.