Read-Aloud Revival ®

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/.

I ‘m really excited about today’s podcast! I got to chat with Tsh Oxenreider from The Art of Simple.Reading plays a major role in Tsh’s family life, and she has a down-to- earth perspective on life and books to share with us.In this episode, you’ll hear: the ebb and flow of family life and its impact on reading aloudhow her family makes reading aloud a priority even while traveling around the worldhow books are basically comfort food. :)Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/3/.

Are you hesitant to talk to your kids about books because you don’t know how to do it? In this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, I chat with Adam Andrews from the Center for Lit. He gives us some simple tools to help us have better, more engaging conversations with our children about the books we’re reading together.In this episode, you’ll hear: approaching literature from a Socratic perspectivehow to ask the right questions when readingAdam’s proven method for discovering an author’s intent and widening our understanding of booksFind the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/2/.

Welcome to the first episode of the Read-Aloud Revival Podcast! In this very first episode of the podcast, I talk with Andrew Pudewa from the Institute for Excellence in Writing. In this episode, you’ll hear: why reading aloud to kids who are old enough to read to themselves is so critically importanthow you aren’t making a mistake in reading to your struggling readerhow to engage your kids in great conversations about booksFind the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/1/.