Social media will have you feeling like you need to go back and get a teaching degree in order to teach your kids how to read. But trust me, you don't. I have a teaching degree and I still did not know how to teach reading. But I figured out how and I taught both my kids how to read. I want to tell you what I wish someone had told me when I got started.

Spencer Russell from Toddlers Can Read is having a 20% off sale both his course & products from now until Monday May 12th!

Toddlers Can Read books are back in stock, and I’m excited to share my experience with both the original and advanced sets. These decodable books have been a game-changer in my homeschooling journey, helping my son progress from basic phonics to full sentences with confidence. In this post, I walk through what’s included in each set, how they align with the Toddlers Can Read course, and why they’re such a great tool for teaching kids to read. Plus, I’ve got a 10% discount code to help you save! Read on to learn more.

Last January, I bought the Toddlers Can Read* course to help my son learn to read before kindergarten. My initial goal was simple: I wanted him to be able to read basic text, like the first book in the Toddlers Can Read course titled Tap, which contains a lot of three-letter words. My hope was for him to gain introductory reading skills, where he could go through a book and read words like "pat" and "rat." I wanted him to know letter sounds and read simple words.

I quit teaching in the middle of my first year. I enrolled in Teach for America after graduating college and was teaching in an inner-city school. I was not adequately prepared for the experience. As a result, I developed serious health issues that landed me in the hospital.