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5 Reasons All About Reading is the Best Homeschool Reading Curriculum

If you are looking for the best homeschool reading curriculum, you are in the right place! Below you’ll find a detailed review of my very favorite. I am a former Kindergarten classroom teacher who is now a homeschooling mom who has taught Kindergarten at home four times. Teaching kids to read is one of my favorite things to do and I am very picky. There are other great programs out there, I just think this one is the best.

The Best Homeschool Reading Curriculum

It’s no secret that we love All About Reading and feel it is the best homeschool reading curriculum. I gave it a try over 10 years ago when I was looking for something different to help my child who was learning to read. I immediately fell in love with this curriculum and have used All About Reading ever since.

This past year I got a refresh and started all over again with Level Pre-reading and am now in the middle of Level 1 with my students {a friend’s children}. You can see our Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum Choices here and read more about how I work with these students. I was reminded once again why I love this fabulous homeschool reading curriculum and want to be sure you know why!

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Why I Love All About Reading

  1. Parent-Friendly
    • You don’t need to guess, there’s a script for you to follow so you know exactly how to teach the lessons!
    • Games and activities included; you don’t need additional supplies.
    • Limited prep work. Yes, you do need to tear apart cards, organize the review card box, and prep the games/activities. But it’s all manageable. I prep an entire level using this method.

  1. Research-based
    • All About Reading thoroughly addresses the five essential components of reading identified by the National Reading Panel: Phonological/phonemic awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension.
  2. Learn 1 new concept at a time
    • With explicit and direct instruction your child will learn one new concept at a time. Direct instruction is a proven method in which students are taught exactly what they need to learn. New words are added and slowly your child’s sight word vocabulary grows! Remember – there is a difference between high-frequency words and sight words, see our post about that here!
    • Lessons are incremental, meaning each lesson builds upon previously mastered material and gradually increases in difficulty. This provides a “no-gaps approach” that allows students to learn one concept at a time in a logical sequence.
  3. Hands-on
    • The letter tiles are used in every new concept. You can use physical letter tiles or the letter tiles app. We love both but mostly use the physical letter tiles and a magnetic board. If you are short on space, the letter tiles app is perfect.
    • There are many reading games included that are easy to prepare and fun for your kids. They are organized in a reading activity book and practice skills your child is learning in the lessons.
    • The beautiful decodable readers are engaging and just perfect for each lesson. The illustrations are wonderful! Comprehension skills are built in to the activities included with each lesson.

  1. Self-paced
    • You can move as fast or as slow as your child needs. It isn’t a “one lesson per day” type of curriculum. When I taught level 1 this past year, we took a break after lesson 16 so I could be sure they were solid with letter sounds and reading CVC words before moving on to lesson 18 which introduces consonant teams {digraphs}.

Help for Homeschool Parents

Many homeschool parents don’t know where to been when teaching reading. All About Reading has wonderful placement tests you can access when you click here, just look under each level for the words “placement test” and click for the PDF! This reading curriculum isn’t always leveled by grade level, so remember, as a homeschool parent you have the freedom to meet your child’s specific needs. Start at the level your child needs so that it is a good fit and go at your own pace. Monitor your child’s progress and move at a pace that is right for your child’s needs.

Struggling readers tend to benefit from solid review, especially if they have become frustrated with learning to read. Back up a little and make it fun for a while, reviewing reading skills to the mastery level. When we first started using All About Reading over ten years ago, I did this and it was very helpful. My son got a solid review which boosted his confidence and allowed us to move forward with new skills in a more peaceful manner. Prior to All About Reading, reading was a bit of a struggle for him, but AAR solved the struggle for us.

 

All About Reading Supplemental Activities

Many children need some extra time on certain lessons and reading skills from All About Reading Level 1. For this reason, I have created a large set of supplemental reading activities to supplement this wonderful homeschool reading program. While teaching my Kindergarten students last year I realized I needed more resources that were easy-to use and simple for this homeschool mom to implement. I got tired of searching online each time I needed something quick so I spent this past summer creating a reading activity notebook featuring all of the skills taught in All About Reading Level 1: CVC words, digraphs, blends, special endings {nk, ng, nk, ck, ff, ll, ss}, and more. It has been so helpful!

In addition to reading printables, I also created several Boom Decks you can purchase for simple online use. My students love these and they have really helped with fluency. My students love the Boom Decks and they are a great addition for them. A mix of hands-on activities with a small side of digital is just perfect for them. You’ll find links all of our printables and Boom Decks here on our Learning to Read at Home webpage.

We also have a special membership area where you can access all of our supplemental reading printables in one download. It includes a cover sheet, table of contents, visual table of contents, and all activities. Put your supplemental notebook together now! See information about getting a K @ Home Ultimate Membership here so you can access this and so much more!

We Love All About Spelling Too!

We have always started AAR first and then added in All About Spelling. I keep our reading instruction and spelling instruction separate, here’s why. If you are wondering when to begin All About Spelling, this article will help you! All About Spelling is our favorite spelling program and another one of the best homeschool curriculum choices out there!

 

Want more tips for teaching your child to read? Visit our website Learning to Read, which is filled with tools and freebies to help homeschoolers teach their children to read at home. All printables are aligned with All About Reading, you’ll see exactly where to fit in our supplemental printable reading activities!

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It was a Christmas filled with many emotions. Joy, It was a Christmas filled with many emotions. Joy, happiness, excitement, surprise, sadness, longing, and a bit of emptiness. 

We celebrated with my parents on the 24th, and that was a very joyous celebration. We enjoyed church, gifts, food, and mostly one another. 

On the 25th we celebrated with my husband’s family and sadly we are missing our beloved Nana who went to be with Jesus a few weeks ago. We all did our best to honor her love for fun last night. We played games, we laughed, we ate well, but it was all mixed with a longing sadness, wishing we had her with us. 

The next to last photo is it Kyler and my father in law, who lost his very best friend. We just love him so much and pray for his continued healing as he grieves this horrible loss and emptiness. 

The final photo is of Nana’s grandkids each holding their collage of photos of them and their Nana. This gift brought some tears, but we can tell will be treasured by each of them. She was one of a kind, and so special to all six of them.
Paxton won the gift award this year. Swipe to see Paxton won the gift award this year. Swipe to see what he bought his little sis! She was SO surprised! He loves giving gifts and having a job the enables him to do surprises like this is a gift to him. Sweet moments. ❤️
Not posed. Our foster kitten Jolly posed herself i Not posed. Our foster kitten Jolly posed herself in the perfect spot! See more of her and her sister Holly here: @crazy_foster_kitten_lady Merry Christmas Eve! 

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Tree decorating night! Goodness I love my kids. Tree decorating night! Goodness I love my kids.
I know many of you don’t know many of the people I know many of you don’t know many of the people in this photo, but I know many of you pray. The beautiful woman on the far left of the couch is my bonus-momma, my husband’s mom. She has stopped all treatment for her cancer and is going home to be with Jesus soon. We prayed for her to feel well enough to be with us at Thanksgiving, and though she felt pretty crappy, she was there. 

If you know her, you know what I mean when I say this is one of the kindest, most joyful, selfless people I have ever known. The world won’t be the same without her. We are devastated and hurting. We pray for her peace, her comfort, her pain, and for God to relieve her of the suffering. 

Last night was a huge mixture of pure joy and devastating sadness. We celebrated and hugged, and laughed, and we cried. It’s just so hard. Thanks for praying for our family. ❤️
We decided to decorate with a polar bear this year We decided to decorate with a polar bear this year. ❤️ 

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Webby and the lizard. Swipe for the video version Webby and the lizard. Swipe for  the video version. 🐱 🦎
I love my Christmas birds. We love having the deco I love my Christmas birds. We love having the decorations complete before Thanksgiving so we can relax and enjoy our home with our favorite decor of the year! I got started today, not close to done, but enjoying my adorable birds. A lot. Do you decorate early?
Mabel has turned out to be the most entertaining c Mabel has turned out to be the most entertaining cat we have ever had. She is sweet and sassy, mischievous and marvelous. Equal parts of each. She annoys all of our other animals just like a little sister should and keeps the humans on our toes too. She LOVES Lili, and is still BFF with Pebbles (Lili’s cat). So glad we decided to add this rambunctious ball of fluff to our crew!
Fun night celebrating my momma’s birthday and tr Fun night celebrating my momma’s birthday and trick or treating in her neighborhood with Lili and her friends! The gum ball machine costume made it back for another year!
My amazing bonus-momma, my husband’s momma, is f My amazing bonus-momma, my husband’s momma, is feeling good today so we met for lunch. She hasn’t had many good days lately so we take the moments when they come!

She has cancer and chemo is making her sick, it’s been a long hard road as any of you who have dealt with there horrible C word know. We don’t know what the future holds, so we cling to today! I loved sitting by her and laughing together. I am so blessed to have her as my mother in law! ❤️

Sadly since it was last minute, my boys couldn’t make it to lunch.
Every year they drive up to the mountains for the Every year they drive up to the mountains for the day and just spend time together. It’s their thing and I love it. Today they hiked, that’s Lili laying on the rock! She’s not much of a hiker but she loves the mountains, the leaves and her Daddy!
Goodness they are cute. Love them so much! 🧡🧡🧡
Totally thought I would hate it. It’s not that b Totally thought I would hate it. It’s not that bad. Reading it for chemistry this year, and I have to admit I am learning a LOT, and it is interesting! 

We are using @guesthollow Chemistry in the Kitchen, this is one of the many books we are reading and will read.

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Beautiful Fern on my beautiful new fall cat blanke Beautiful Fern on my beautiful new fall cat blanket. 🧡🧡🧡 

Thanks to my momma for the new blanket!
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I have been homeschooling for a long time, one of my kids is graduated, one is a junior, and the other is in 8th - homeschooled the entire time. I am still a curious homeschooler and love to know what is working or hasn't worked for others. I have a series of these posts planned and hope that many of you will share!

First up - MATH! What curriculum are you using? Do you like it? Did you switch from something else? Any thoughts you're willing to share - good or bad! 

If you have a blog or Youtube and want to link to a specific post/video about math, feel free! 

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Remember them? We don’t see much of my oldest no Remember them? We don’t see much of my oldest now since he’s been living on his own (renting a house with friends), but we love when we do! That’s his dog, Melody, who is temp. living with us due to not getting along with a roommates dog. She’s smiling in this pic because he came over to visit her and she ADORES him. 

Paxton is 20 and doing great, I know many of you have watched him grow up on my blog! He works for a robotics company that contracts with Amazon, so he runs the robotics portion of an Amazon warehouse (did I explain that kinda right @paxtoroni ?) he’s VERY into cars, and has been for years, this is his car account in case you’re into cars too: @paxgt 😬 I don’t love cars but I LOVE him.

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