Read-Aloud Revival ®

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/.

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/.

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/.

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/.

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/.

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/.

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/.

We got to hear from Jim Weiss about tips and tricks for character voices and how to be skilled storytellers in episode 4 of the podcast. Now listen in as he tells us that it doesn’t need to be done perfectly (and why we shouldn’t even try to make it so). I was rather caught off guard by how inspiring and encouraging this conversation was. I know you’re going to love it. :)In this episode, you’ll hear: the increased value of reading aloud in an age of media overwhelmusing stories to teach moralshow to create lifelong learners instead of perfectionistsFind the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/5/.

You very likely know and love him already, so listen in while I chat with Jim Weiss about tips and tricks for reading aloud.This was such an awesome conversation that I split it into two episodes!In this episode, you’ll hear: gives the scoop on creating great character voices to engage your kidsshares how to keep your voice strong when you read aloud a LOT!even tells us what to do when we’re feeling drowsy (not that parents ever get drowsy while reading aloud, right?Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/4/.