The Brightly Balanced Classroom

Teaching Phonics at Home

Support!
yes pleasE!

Supporting parents and primary teachers to cultivate confident young readers - whether ready to read or those striving to put the pieces together - using a specialized choice based model.

Literacy time with you seated behind a kidney bean table teaching small guided reading groups while you look around your classroom and observe…

Students deeply immersed in working on various phonics skills spread throughout the room.

Calm music playing in the background that never pauses for an irritating literacy center timer.

Zero or few teacher questions because students know their peers are wonderful resources and seek others for support and help.

Books open, smiles wide and student book bins full of books students are eager to engage with.

Close your eyes
and picture...

Make my dreams come true

Literacy
Transformation

Transform your literacy time! Go from constant interruptions to engaged and excited readers managing their own tasks with the support of their peers while the teacher is engaged in teaching small reading groups.

Calm Literacy Time

supporting reading Steps

Are you wanting to support children in reading at home but you’re struggling to put all the pieces together?

Let me connected the puzzle pieces and hand you the 5 steps to support reading at home.

Home Reading Support

Reading
MIlestones

Understand your child's reading journey, current & next steps and ways to support them along the way.

Reading Milestones

Learning to read can be incredibly rewarding and fun, but it can also be a lot to wrap your head around when wanting to support your young reader.

You may find yourself in one of three camps:

Camp 1 - Your child may be showing you signs they are ready to read and you want to support them.

Camp 2 - Your child may be just learning to read. So far it is smooth sailing and you want to support them on this journey to ensure calm water ahead.

Camp 3 - Your child has started to learn to read but appears to struggle and needs additional support. You find yourself desperately wanting to help them but you are not sure where to begin or what they are actually struggling with. You just know that reading isn't clicking for your child like it is others.

Not to worry. I’ve got you! No matter which camp you reside, it’s all going to get a lot clearer.

As a primary teacher, I've spent my entire career teaching students how to read. I even taught my own child to read too. Phonics and reading are my jam. But oh golly, do I remember my first few years as a teacher and how confusing reading instruction felt, even with a curriculum.

Let me take that guess work out of it and provide you with 5 steps to support reading at Home. This guidebook will give you the necessary information to support your young reader!