Why is Homeschooling Is So Fun

Question

I was homeschooled from Kindergarten through 12th grade. I loved every year my mom prepared for me. The most outstanding curriculum my mom taught me was Intensive Phonics. I learned the foundations of the English language. We all speak English ,but so many do not know why the letters sound as they do, especially in multi syllable words.

Answer 1

Lucky you to be able to have had such a free and liberating experience with learning language in a systematic way. Unfortunately many of our youth today have not had that opportunity.

✅ What the Research Shows

1. 95% of children can learn to read with the right instruction (Moats, 2020).
2. Yet, only 35% of U.S. 4th graders are reading at a proficient level (NAEP, 2022).
3. This gap highlights the need to bring research-based methods into every classroom.

📚 What Is the Science of Reading?

1. A large body of research from education, psychology, and brain science.
2. Shows how children learn to read best—reading is not automatic; it must be taught step by step.
3. Focuses on teaching five key reading skills, often called the “Big 5”:
4. Phonemic Awareness – hearing and working with sounds in spoken words.
5. Phonics – connecting sounds to letters to decode words.
6. Fluency – reading smoothly with expression and understanding.
7. Vocabulary – knowing and understanding words.
8. Comprehension – understanding what is read.

📖 What Works Best

1. Children learn best with Structured Literacy:
2. Step-by-step, explicit teaching of sounds, letters, and word patterns.
3. Helps all children—and is especially important for struggling readers and children with dyslexia.
4. Research consistently shows these methods lead to stronger reading success, especially in early grades.

🧠 Bottom Line for Parents

1. Reading is a skill that can be taught to nearly every child.
2. Programs grounded in the science of reading give children the best chance to succeed—early and for life.

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