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Start homeschooling
with a clear,
step-by-step plan.

First, find out where your child is reading.

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15 minutes
No teaching experience needed

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What You'll Learn

What the Reading Assessment tells you

The assessment shows you where your child is reading right now: their stage and approximate grade level, from early phonics all the way through advanced reading for older kids.

No prior teaching experience needed. No formal test. Just a simple way to see what your child can actually read right now, so you can start where they are instead of guessing.

Is This You?

Who this is for

  • Pulling your child out of school mid-year and need a plan
  • Planning ahead for a toddler or kindergartener
  • Been Googling for weeks and still don’t feel ready
  • Want a structured start without the pressure
Val, founder of Homeschool Teacher Guide
About Val

Built by a researcher, written for moms starting from scratch.

Hey, I’m Val. Background is chemistry. I was on the PhD track, then went into tech sales. Now I’m home full-time with my twins.

I’d been curious about homeschooling for years before I had anyone to teach. The homeschooled adults I’d met were noticeably more thoughtful and prepared than most people I knew, I wanted to understand why and how.

When I started looking for a clear starting plan for my own family, I couldn’t find one. That’s why I made the Homeschool Starter System.

I’m not a veteran homeschooler. I’m a mom who was curious early and wrote down what I learned so the next mom doesn’t have to start from scratch.

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What other moms are saying

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The System

The Homeschool Starter System

Beginner’s Complete Guide
200+ pages
Companion Workbook
Worksheets & plans

A 200+ page Beginner’s Complete Guide and a companion Workbook. Buy together or separate.

Built for moms at the start of their homeschooling journey: before you pull your child out of school, or for your young kids who have never been to school before.

A clear, step-by-step plan, written so you don’t have to spend months researching the way I did.

See the Starter System

Not sure where to start?
Start with where your child is.

Send me the Free Reading Assessment

Or see the full Starter System.

Free. About 15 minutes. A 5-email starter series, then one helpful email a week. Unsubscribe anytime.

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