Thanks, lilmisssunshine. My dd also has difficulty with blending the sounds. I signed up for reading eggs free trial. My biggest dilemma is we haven't done anything formal at home till now. Whatever dd has picked up is from her asking questions and me providing earnest answers. The only formal thing we do is 10 minutes of ixl a day for the last 8 weeks. I was just planning to continue that but dd is trying to convince me that we should have montessori work at home and I could show her how to work. I think she realizes she won't have access to these materials next year at her new school. I am very unsure on how to formally teach her when all she seems to need is 5 minutes of discussion to pick up most math and science concepts. Lilmisssunshine, as you start to homeschool, I would love to hear more on what approaches are working for you.