Read-Aloud Revival ®

Caroline Starr Rose has written entire books in verse. Now don’t be intimidated. Her book, May B, has been described as part Hatchet, part Little House on the Prairie, and part Out of the Dust.In this episode, you’ll hear: her books, of course!how to get started with poetry even if it’s as intimidating to you as it is to meher booklist (a-mazing!) I can’t believe how many of Caroline’s favorite books I hadn’t heard of beforeFind the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/15/. Join us for the upcoming Circle with Sarah Retreat: Happy Homeschooling

Do you enjoy reading aloud? I know a whole lot of people who don’t. But just because you don’t enjoy reading aloud doesn’t mean you can’t build your family culture around books.Today on the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, I chat with Marie Ripple about how audio books can make a huge difference in your family’s habit of shared reading.This episode isn’t just for those who don’t enjoy reading aloud, though -- it’s for anyone curious about how to use audio books to leverage more read-aloud time in your home.In this episode, you’ll hear: where she gets themhow she finds them for cheap (especially during Audible’s Listener Rewards Month)and which devices her kids use to listen to themFind the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/14/. Join us for the upcoming Circle with Sarah Retreat: Happy Homeschooling

Reading aloud plays a major role in a child’s life as he or she is learning to read--especially if he or she is struggling to learn to read!In this episode, you’ll hear: how often to read aloudhow much to prioritize itand which books are best for struggling readersFind the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/13/. Join us for the upcoming Circle with Sarah Retreat: Happy Homeschooling

Alice Ozma is the author of The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared. If you read nothing else this year, read this book. I mean it.I swallowed it and immediately knew I had to have Alice on the show. The book is moving, funny, heart-wrenching, and is a big huge kick in the pants. There is no way you can finish it without being completely motivated to read read read to your kids.In this episode, you’ll hear: the power of reading aloud every single day for eight yearshow it formed a bond between her father and herselfhow you can work in reading aloud into the smallest spaces of your day (or night!)Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/12/. Join us for the upcoming Circle with Sarah Retreat: Happy Homeschooling

What keeps you from making the best use of your local library? For me, it’s the likelihood of losing my sanity. :)On this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival, Jamie Martin- editor of Simple Homeschool and blogger at Steady Mom– shares a perspective that we can use the library in any way that fits our family right now, in the season we’re in.In this episode, you’ll hear: some strategies she’s used for using the library without getting overwhelmedhow she’s formed a relationship between her kids and her local librariansand about how the way we use the library can change and evolve over timeFind the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/11/. Join us for the upcoming Circle with Sarah Retreat: Happy Homeschooling

Heidi Scovel, a successful book club starter, discusses her kids' favorite books, developing her taste for literature, and the ins and outs of her Book Detectives group. She shares strategies for analyzing books with children and choosing great books. They also discuss favorite books for being stranded on an island and recommend authors with an amazing vocabulary.

What can a university professor say about the value of reading aloud for future academic and relational success?A lot, actually. If that professor is also a mother of many, she’ll lend a perspective on fitting read-aloud time into busy family life, and the value of even five minutes a day spent diving into a story with your kids.In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Catherine Pakaluk from Ave Maria University.In this episode, you’ll hear: why students who have been read aloud to fare better than their peers in collegehow she carves out time to make reading aloud a priority as a working mother of sevenand why even five minutes a day can add up to a whole heck of a lot of readingFind the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/9/. Join us for the upcoming Circle with Sarah Retreat: Happy Homeschooling

Did you know that every book is a mystery, and all readers are detectives?In this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival Podcast, I chat with Lawrence Goldstone, author of Deconstructing Penguins: Parents, Kids, and the Bond of Reading.In this episode, you’ll hear: why you become a sleuth when you pick any book of the shelfhow ordinary parents can start parent child book clubssome surprising things about the relationships forged when parents and kids share books togetherFind the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/8/. Join us for the upcoming Circle with Sarah Retreat: Happy Homeschooling

When I think of someone who fully embraces a family culture built around books, Melissa Wiley comes to mind right away. As a mother of six and author of several children’s books, she has managed to make reading aloud a central part of family life in her home.In this episode, you’ll hear: what creating a family culture around books looks like in a busy householdhow she considers read-alouds as she’s writing children’s booksher own (super helpful) tip for remembering accents and dialectsFind the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/7-melissa-wiley/. Join us for the upcoming Circle with Sarah Retreat: Happy Homeschooling

Are you intimidated by Shakespeare? Do you wonder how you can introduce the bard’s work to your kids if you aren’t all that familiar with it yourself? Ah yes. You’ve come to the right place. :)I am a huge (HUGE!) fan of Ken Ludwig‘s book, How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare and I invited him onto the show to inspire and encourage you.In this episode, you’ll hear: how Shakespeare helps our children to be more humanhis thoughts about watching a movie or see a performance before reading a playhis favorite adaptions we can share with our kidsFind the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/6/. Join us for the upcoming Circle with Sarah Retreat: Happy Homeschooling