Read-Aloud Revival ®

Reading aloud is a treat, and Carole Joy Seid wants us to remember that every time we pick up a book to share with our kids.In this episode, she is joining us again to talk about the Golden Age of Children’s Literature. Some of these books may be new to you, and some you may have heard of before, but wondered if they would stand the test of time and still make great read-alouds. (Hint: They do!)You’re going to want to listen carefully – Carole shares tons of great suggestion with her signature enthusiasm from authors like:Lois Lenskithe d’AulairesHoward Pyle and more!These books will definitely help your family build memories around the moments spent cuddled together reading.Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/51-2/.

When it comes to activities for your preschoolers, do you often feel overwhelmed? I do. I’ve overcomplicated it in the past, and that’s left me a bit tired when it comes to creating a warm and rich learning environment for my youngest kids.Jennifer Pepito has re-inspired my enthusiasm, however. In this episode, you’ll hear:focus on simple play based on booksput connecting with our young kids firstmake learning to read more activeFind the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/50/.

When I first saw Rebecca Bellingham’s TedX talk, Why We Should All Be Reading Aloud to Children, I was so moved that I watched it twice in a row. Then I shot a note off to the Read-Aloud Revival podcast manager: “can we get her on the podcast?”And we did. :) You’re in for a treat in this first episode of season 9!In this episode, you’ll hear:the theater of reading aloudhaving difficult discussions around booksRebecca’s tips for sharing enthusiasm for books with our kidsFind the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/49-2/.

A whole lot of us get this completely and utterly wrong. Schools do it. Teachers do it. Moms do it. Well-meaning adults make an epic mistake in the education of our children: we make teaching a child to read our top priority.When it comes to our kids and books, our top priority is not to teach our children to read. It’s not to help them decode words on a page, learn their phonics, or bolster their reading comprehension.It’s none of those things.Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/most-important/.

We’re a whole week early! We couldn’t hold onto this podcast episode for another day without sharing it with you.Jamie Martin’s brand new book, Give Your Child the World: Raising Globally Minded Kids One Book at a Time releases today, and she came onto the show to talk about what it looks like to give our kids a heart for the world right from our cozy living rooms.In this episode, you’ll hear:how stories can knit a family togetherraising globally minded kidsand a brand new summer book club that you’re gonna want to know about!Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/48/.

If you didn’t read a whole lot of classics growing up, chances are you’re feeling a little worried about how to read them with your own children. If so, then this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast is for you.In this episode, you’ll hear:keeping your wits about you at the librarystudying history chronologicallyread response journalingFind the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/47-2/.

In this brand new episode of the Read-Aloud Revival, we tackle one of the most frequently asked questions we get at the Read-Aloud Revival…“How much reading should I assign?”I’m chatting with Mystie Winckler about just that, and I think you’re going to get a nice deeeep breath after hearing what Mystie has to say in this episode.In this episode, you’ll hear:how to find  balance with your kids’ readingwhat to do when we need to push a little morehow to know that we can back offFind the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/46/.

Picture books aren’t just for young kids…They’re companions for our children, and they’re powerful tools that we can use to connect with our kids. In this new episode of the Read-Aloud Revival, the whole RAR team gathers to chat up our favorite picture books (and how we use them).In this episode, you’ll hear:more giggling than usual. (Ahem. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.)Kara liken a particular picture book with a big bowl of macaroni-and-cheeseand SO many books reccomendations!Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/45-2/.

Do your kids like creepy stories?Some of mine do, and I’ve been curious about the role of both magic and fear in my children’s reading life. There’s no one better to talk to about this than the much loved and celebrated Christian author of the (fantastically creepy) 100 Cupboards series, N.D. Wilson.It’s a great day to share that conversation, because his brand new book, Outlaws of Time, releases today!In this episode, you’ll hear:thinking through fearthe pleasures of re-readingand all about his newest book, of course!Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/44/.

If you want to raise kids who read not because they can, but because they love to… you’re in the right place.On this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, Daniel Willingham and I discuss:what cognitive science tells us that will help our kids fall in love with books. (It’s easier than you think!)a new perspective on the role of technology in the reading lifeand books that formed Daniel as a reader– he has great taste! ;)Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/43-2/.