

Create Lifelong Memories with Your Kids Through Reading
Jun 3, 2025
Join Sarah Mackenzie, author of The Read-Aloud Family, as she discusses the power of reading aloud to children. She shares how reading together can strengthen family bonds and improve literacy skills. Sarah offers insights on creating joyful reading experiences and highlights the emotional lessons kids learn through stories. She emphasizes the importance of sharing scripture to nurture faith alongside family connections. With personal anecdotes and tips, this conversation inspires parents to make reading a cherished family activity.
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Reading Improves Academic Success
- Reading aloud even one extra day a week boosts kids' test scores dramatically by 15-30%.
- Reading skills strongly predict success in academics, college, and career life.
Child’s Ant Observation at Zoo
- At the zoo, Sarah's daughter was captivated by an ant rather than the expected walrus.
- This showed how kids teach us to appreciate small everyday moments and beauty.
Reading Builds Family Connection
- Reading aloud creates shared family language and inside jokes, strengthening connection.
- It provides common ground even when parents and teens may butt heads otherwise.