Ready for Reading

Phonics Curriculum For Pre-K & Kindergarten

Are You Ready to Start Teaching Your 4-6 Year Old How to Read?


Teaching your child to read is one of the most rewarding privileges of home education!

I had one goal in developing Ready for Reading--create an intuitive and straightforward phonics program to help parents effectively teach their children to read at home.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Ready for Reading brings a complete phonics curriculum to your homeschool in an ebook format for a fraction of the price you might pay for other curriculum!

As home educators we want the very best for our children! We want our kids to be excellent readers—and we want them to love reading! At times this task appears daunting, especially when coupled with the importance strong reading skills play in future success! Often parents find themselves second-guessing their ability to teach reading at home.


But you absolutely can teach your kids to read—and do it with fun, hands-on activities!

My heart and hope is that Ready for Reading: Level 1 will make teaching reading:

  • Simple—Phonics lessons that are intuitive, easy to implement, and flexible!
  • Organized—Predictable lesson flow for learning letters of the alphabet and corresponding sounds!
  • Fun—Activities that incorporate games and play!


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Course Curriculum

Ready for Reading: Level 1 is a stand alone beginning phonics curriculum, 250+ pages designed to be flexible and meet your individual needs!


Ready for Reading: Level 1 is recommended for ages 4-6 to launch your child's reading journey!

Course Objectives:

  • Recognize and name all letters of the alphabet.
  • Recognize initial consonant and short vowel sounds for all 26 letters of the alphabet.
  • Begin reading words with short vowel letter patterns.
  • Begin reading words with consonant blends.
  • Master 20 sight words.

Ready for Reading: Level 1 is divided into the following 9 hyperlinked sections making navigation a breeze. (You won't have to scroll through 250 pages to find exactly what you need!)

  1. Lesson Plans: Each week a letter of the alphabet is introduced and a flow of activities is suggested. Letters are not introduced in alphabetical order, but instead are presented in a systematic order so your child will begin reading words more quickly.
  2. Thematic Units: A list of thematic unit ideas for each letter.
  3. Reading Tips: 7 pages of expert tips to guide learning and promote reading in your home!
  4. Assessment Forms: Keep track of letter and sight word mastery.
  5. Alphabet Strips: Correspond to flashcards and provide guidance during reading and writing lessons.
  6. Flashcards: All 26 letters, both capital and lowercase. Corresponding sound/picture card for each letter (available in black+white and color). 100 sight word cards.
  7. Worksheets: Each letter of the alphabet has 4 corresponding worksheets.
    • Circle the letters
    • Write the letters
    • Color the beginning sound picture
    • Match the upper and lowercase letters.
  8. Games: 8 games for fun practice, plus ideas for including more games and play into your lessons.
  9. Readers: 10 beginning readers to engage children so they begin reading and experiencing success!


About the Author


Jen Merckling
Jen Merckling

Hi! I'm Jen--thanks so much for stopping by to learn about Ready for Reading! I want to share a little about my background so you know who put this curriculum together.

I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I was in high school--and so I am. I graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Elementary Education. I taught 2nd grade for two years and later spent two years as a virtual school teacher for homeschool families. I still keep my teaching license current through continuing education classes--I just worked too darn hard for that thing! But I certainly don't think you need to be a teacher to homeschool your kids--mostly I think it gave me the confidence to start.

I'm now in my 16th year of homeschooling! My husband and I have six amazing kids ranging in age from 5 to 19. I've taught 4 of them to read and will begin teaching our 5 year old twins how to read in the next few months. Teaching my kids how to read has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life!

I've always had a passion for reading curriculum--whether in college as a student, in the classroom as an educator, or as a parent making critical choices for my own children. I've spent a lot of time researching curriculum over the past 20 plus years, and now my hope is that my knowledge benefits YOU! Find me blogging about homeschooling and family life at jenmerckling.com!


 

Frequently Asked Questions


How do I get the curriculum after my purchase?
The curriculum is an ebook that's available to download immediately after your purchase. You can save the ebook to your computer or print it - completely up to you!
How long do I have access to download the ebook?
How does lifetime access sound? After purchasing, you have unlimited access to the curriculum for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the curriculum?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.
What if I don't have a color printer?
The curriculum comes with both color and black & white print options. No worries, you're covered!

"I just had to send you a "thank you" for making the kindergarten curriculum. I also have twins, both boys and both strong headed in their own ways. I had tried starting with an online school and after 2 weeks was feeling very frustrated and confused. Their language arts wasn't easy to follow and didn't seem to ever introduce letters and writing. My husband started searching while I made dinner one night and we loved your easy and functional plan. I downloaded it the next day and was actually excited to get started the following Monday. We've finished 2 weeks and the boys are already improving and starting to recognize a few of the sight words we've started. I've loved the structure you've added into my own creative ways to keep them interested in learning.

COVID-19 threw a wrench in what was supposed to be a great first year of real school for my twins. Homeschooling felt daunting and overwhelming before finding your introduction to reading. Thank you for making things easier on this mom!"

- Darla, Homeschool Mom

"I just wanted to tell you a BIG BIG thank you for your Ready to Read level 1 curriculum! I am preparing for our upcoming school year and am SO excited as I am going through and printing this material! We have been homeschooling for nearly 30 years and I purchased this special material to teach our last little one. (we have eight children ages 30 to 3) :-) all ours! :-) This material is just perfect! You have done what I long to have done over the years of teaching my other children! Thank you for using your gifts and talents and sharing them with others!!!"

- Karen Alexander, Homeschool Mom

"If you have a little one that is about ready to read and learn their abcs, I think this would be perfect! I have printed everything. It's so big!...And it so so at a great price!"

- Tawnya Vineyard, Homeschool Mom & Blogger, Happy Planned Homeschool

"Thanks so much Jen for writing this Ready for Reading curriculum! You've included so much, and the tips and encouragement really are a big help. There's so much color and so many different choices, this curriculum really is perfect for this age group. Thanks again!"


- Ellen, Homeschool Mom & Blogger, Homeschooling Highway

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