Podcast: Read-Aloud Revival

On Living a Storyformed Life, RAR #17

If you only listen to one episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, let this one be it. This episode is the humdinger of them all, if I do say so myself. 😉 I have been dying to talk to Sarah Clarkson since the Read-Aloud Revival was born!

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RAR #16: Start a Reading Streak!

I never do this- record a podcast episode on the fly just because I’m so excited I can’t help myself. 🙂 But today is the last day of 2014 and I want to make sure we head into 2015 and make it count by forming deep and meaningful connections with our k…

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RAR #15 Poetry Read-Alouds for Parents Who Are Intimidated by Poetry

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!

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RAR #14: For Parents Who Don’t Like Reading Aloud

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,

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RAR #13: Learning to Read- What to Do With Your Struggling Reader

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 aloud how much to prioritize it and which books are best for st…

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RAR #12: The Reading Promise

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,

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RAR #11: Using the Library Without Losing Your Mind, Jamie Martin

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…

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RAR #10: The Art of Choosing Books (and starting a book club!) with Heidi Scovel

Heidi Scovel admits that she isn’t a read-aloud superstar. Reading aloud can be hard to fit in when you’re a busy mother of four! But she does know how to choose great books and has had a lot of success starting a book club for her kids called the Book…

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RAR #09: A University Professor’s Perspective on Reading Aloud, Dr. Catherine Pakaluk

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,

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RAR #08: Every Book is a Mystery, Lawrence Goldstone

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,

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