Read-Aloud Revival ®

By Sarah Mackenzie

Arts Education Kids & Family

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Sarah Mackenzie will help your kids fall in love with books, and will help *you* fall in love with homeschooling.

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Early on, pretty much everyone in my world told me we were making a huge mistake in homeschooling. It was weird, it was unknown to them, and of course, we are afraid of things that are weird and unknown. I ...

Read-Aloud Revival ® episodes:

08.20.2020 RAR #161: Becoming Your Child’s Mentor and Awaking Wonder, Sally Clarkson What would happen if you decided to be your child’s mentor, rather than their teacher? What if you awakened their wonder and curiosity, so that they became the kind of people who thirst for knowledge and understanding? What if you ...
08.10.2020 RAR #160: Not Killing the Love of Reading (and the Fall Reveal!) We need a drumroll today, because on the podcast we’re revealing all of our autumn picks for RAR Premium. I’m also answering podcast listener Corrie’s question about how to preserve her son’s love of reading. It’s easy to slip into ...
07.25.2020 RAR # 159: 10 Homeschooling Mistakes I’ve Made (so you can avoid them) Recently, I posted on social media about my oldest daughter becoming our first homeschool graduate. I’ll admit to being a proud mama. I think for a lot of us homeschooling our kids, we hear that it works, we are told ...
07.10.2020 RAR #158: Adventuring with Your Kids (yes, even now!) This week, I’m thrilled to chat with Greta Eskridge about how we can adventure with our kids – yes, even now! Greta Eskridge and I discuss how books can be the conduit for adventuring with your kids, no matter your ...
06.26.2020 RAR #157: Why Read Aloud to Kids Who Can Read Themselves? Why read aloud to kids who can read themselves? It’s a fair question. Not many of us remember parents or teachers reading to us once we were old enough to read on our own. But the benefits of reading aloud ...
06.15.2020 RAR #156: Answering Your Q’s About Audio Books for Kids In today’s episode, I’m answering several of your questions about audio books for kids. Let’s talk favorite narrators, whether audio books hold you children back from learning to read on their own, and more. In this episode, you’ll hear: * ...
06.01.2020 RAR #155: Your Questions… and Library’s Most Wanted In today’s episode, I’m answering your questions – from reading to separate age groups and how to make time for that (!), to what to do if summer reading programs make your kids want to read LESS… In this episode, ...
05.18.2020 RAR #154: When Your Child Doesn’t Love Reading We know that we want our kids to love to read. And it’s important (really important!) to give them the best chance fall in love with books. That’s why so many of us get worried when we have a child ...
05.04.2020 RAR #153: Jim Trelease’s Read-Aloud Handbook, 8th Edition In today’s episode, I’m joined by the woman who recently faced the daunting challenge of updating Jim Trelease’s much beloved Read-Aloud Handbook. Cyndi Giorgis takes us behind the scenes of updating The Read-Aloud Handbook, and some of the interesting (and ...
04.20.2020 RAR #152: Finishing the School Year Doesn’t Need to Be a Slog Being stuck at home is getting old fast, but finishing the school year doesn’t need to be a slog. We’ve heard you loud and clear: it’s really, really hard to concentrate on homeschooling right now. And we all want to ...
04.06.2020 RAR #151: It’s a Story… So What? Barb Rosenstock When is a story worth telling? And why are the best stories in history seen through the lens of a single human being? We’re diving into those questions to day with one of the most talented and effervescent authors I ...
03.24.2020 RAR #150: Water Your Bamboo—How to Focus on the Process (not the outcome) in your Homeschool Did you know that when you plant bamboo, you will water it, protect it, nurture it…and nothing happens for 5 years? At least it looks like nothing is happening, because it’s all happening underground, where the bamboo is growing a ...
03.09.2020 RAR #149: Keeping Up with Advanced Readers, Colleen Kessler If you have a gifted, twice-exceptional, or advanced reader, this episode is for you. Today I’m chatting with Colleen Kessler of Raising Lifelong Leaners. A gifted specialist and mother of her own gifted and twice-exceptional kids, Colleen understands the challenges ...
02.25.2020 RAR #148: 3 Books I Adore, Reading Curriculum, and What We’re Reading Aloud this Spring I’ve got a brand new episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast for you, and it’s a good one. In this episode, you’ll hear: * Which 3 books I’d bring with me to a desert island
02.11.2020 RAR #147: Our Favorite Math Read-Alouds Visit Read-Aloud Revival ® with Sarah Mackenzie
01.28.2020 RAR #146: The Astonishing Impact of Louisa May Alcott In today’s episode of the Read-Aloud Revival, you’ll get to know why Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women, was such a wonder (and indeed, she was!). And who could be a better guest for this conversation than Jan ...
01.14.2020 RAR #145: The Importance of Reading at Whim and Developing Your Own Taste, Alan Jacobs I felt my brain waking up during this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast. My guest is Alan Jacobs, Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the Honors Program at Baylor University, and author of The Pleasures of Reading in an Age ...
01.06.2020 RAR Special Edition: The Woman Who Gave us Miss Rumphius I want to introduce you to a remarkable woman. She won two Caldecott Awards, illustrated more than 100 books during her career, raised four children, and lived life with unique zest and liveliness. You may recognize her illustrations in any ...
12.25.2019 RAR #144: Take the 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge January is one of the most exciting months of the year here at RAR. Why? Because it’s time for our 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge, our most popular event of all. The FREE 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge will nurture family relationships while helping ...
12.09.2019 RAR #143: Kate DiCamillo is Back! That’s right … Kate DiCamillo is back! And what she has to say is so good, you might find yourself listening more than once. In this new episode, Kate and I chat about her newest book, Beverly, Right Here, and ...
11.21.2019 RAR #142: What We’re Reading This Winter ❄️ In today’s brand new episode of the Read-Aloud Revival, you’ll hear: * should you let your kids read ahead of the family read-aloud?* how many books can little kids keep up with at once?* the simplest way to help your ...
11.11.2019 RAR #141: Why Re-Reading is Possibly the Best Reading Why re-read? This is a question we get a lot at RAR, and I’m not going to beat around the bush…I’m convinced there is a lot to gain from rereading. Today, I’m going to tell you why. If you have ...
10.28.2019 RAR #140: How to Fold Poetry into Your Routine, with Sally Thomas Poetry is beautiful, captivating and (for a lot of us) a little intimidating, right? Our goal with this episode is to show you how simple and delightful sharing poetry with your kids can be. My guest today says we can’t ...
10.15.2019 RAR #139: Kindness Over Curiosity: Favorite Books Featuring Differently Abled Characters Is there a better way to nurture empathy and compassion than through books? That’s the question we address in this episode with special guest, Courtney Westlake. Courtney’s daughter, Brenna, was born with a skin condition that makes her appear “different” ...
10.01.2019 RAR #138: How to Choose Books for Your Kids Your local library or bookshop (if you’re lucky, both!) is likely filled with children’s books. Many are simply marvelous—the kind of books you don’t mind reading aloud over and over, and that you’re delighted to hand to your kids. Others? ...
09.30.2019 RAR #138: How to Choose Books for Your Kids Your local library or bookshop (if you're lucky, both!) is likely filled with children's books. Many are simply marvelous—the kind of books you don't mind reading aloud over and over, and that you're delighted to hand to your kids. Others? ...
09.17.2019 RAR #137: Why Your Kids Love Graphic Novels (and which we like best!) Graphic novels … they sometimes make us a little nervous, right? As parents, we worry if they have any value. In this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, I’m joined by the RAR Team, and we’re talking all things graphic ...
09.03.2019 RAR #136: If You Want Your Kids to Love Reading, Try This I would be willing to bet that if you’re reading this, you’re hoping to raise kids who love reading. Think back for a second. Were the books you were assigned in school the same books you stayed up reading under ...
08.19.2019 RAR #135: What We’re Reading This Fall (and an invitation Today, I’ve got a podcast episode and an invitation to RAR Premium for you. First: the podcast. In this newest episode, I”m sharing what we’re reading this fall at Read-Aloud Revival. We’ve looked high and low and found what we ...
08.06.2019 RAR #134: Author Access with Sally Lloyd-Jones (author of The Jesus Storybook Bible) In this very special episode of the Read-Aloud Revival, we’re sharing an Author Access with the wonderful Sally Lloyd Jones. This was an event celebrating her book Goldfish on Vacation, which we read together as a community in RAR Premium. ...
07.22.2019 RAR #133: Books Take You Places (and some favorite seaside titles) Today we’re heading to the coast of Maine… at least in our imagination. I’m chatting with Amanda Dykes, author of the adult fiction novel, Whose Waves These Are, in a summer episode that celebrates seaside tales. In this episode, you’ll ...
07.08.2019 RAR #132: Books for Teens, and Why YA is a Genre (not a reading level) If you’ve got teens (or kids who will be teens before you know it), this episode is for you. We’re talking about books for teens, and why the YA/teen section of your library or bookstore is not a reading level. ...
06.24.2019 RAR #131: Books About the Moon Landing 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . Blast off!
06.10.2019 RAR #130: Reading Aloud as an Obstinate Act of Love, with Meghan Cox Gurdon In our culture today, is reading aloud an ‘obstinate act of love?’ Meghan Cox Gurdon, this week’s guest and author of The Enchanted Hour, believes so. Meghan is the Wall Street Journal’s children’s book reviewer and says her five kids ...
05.27.2019 RAR #129: Jim Weiss: Storytime with Jim Weiss (and how to read aloud better!) In this episode we welcome back Jim Weiss, master storyteller and a voice so many of us recognize. This is a fantastic episode to enjoy with your kids, because Jim tells us two stories during the show: Stone Soup and ...
05.06.2019 RAR #128: Read with Us – The Secret Garden Today I have a free gift for you. At Read-Aloud Revival Premium, we are reading The Secret Garden this summer, and we’d love for you to read along with us! Although our Family Book Club Guides are usually only for ...
04.23.2019 RAR #127: More Calm, Less Guilt, and Quiet Joy: Introverting (and Extroverting) as a Mom Are you an introvert or an extrovert? On this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, Jamie Martin from Simple Homeschool is here to chat about being an introverted mom. I’m an extrovert, so we’re comparing what fills us up, what ...
04.08.2019 RAR #126: Creating a Book Club Culture at Home (Part 2) This week I’m sharing the second part of a Read-Aloud Revival Premium Master Class all about helping our kids love books by treating their reading lives more like we treat our own. If you want something better than book reports ...
03.25.2019 RAR #125: Master Class, Creating a Book Club Culture at Home (part 1) In today’s episode of the Read-Aloud Revival Podcast, I’m sharing a master class straight out of Read-Aloud Revival Premium about how to create a book club culture in your home. For most of us, the books we read for school ...
03.12.2019 RAR #124: Camille Andros on Being a Mom AND a Writer Today I want to introduce you to the author of some of my new favorite picture books, Camille Andros. Camille is a writer, a traveler, a former EMT, and a mom of six. Yep, six. (So obviously, we’re kindred spirits, ...
02.25.2019 RAR #123: A Family Story for Easter, with Special Guest: Arnold Ytreeide Today, I am excited to introduce you to my favorite read-aloud for Lent and Easter. Amon’s Adventure is a wonderful adventure story that will leave your kids begging for just one more chapter. Amon is a 13 year-old boy during ...
02.12.2019 RAR #122: Picture Book Biographies We Love What’s the best way to introduce your kids to the lives and ideas of those who’ve gone before? In this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, the RAR Team is talking about using picture book biographies with kids of all ...
01.29.2019 RAR #121: Kate DiCamillo on Reading Aloud for Connection I ‘ve got a new favorite episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast. It’s no wonder, because in this episode, I’m having a conversation with Kate DiCamillo on reading aloud for connection. There is so much packed into this conversation. In ...
01.23.2019 For Narnia and for Aslan! C.S. Lewis’s stepson, Douglas Gresham Today I’ve got a bonus episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast—a conversation with Douglas Gresham. Douglas is the stepson of C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia. In this episode, you’ll hear: * what C.S. Lewis was really trying ...
01.15.2019 RAR #120: Focus on What Matters Most (psst, that’s your relationships with your kids) I ‘m willing to bet you’re like me, and relationships with your kids matter more to you than just about anything else. But we’re all pulled in a million directions. We’re all short on time. You know what, though? I ...
01.08.2019 Read with us: Snowflake Bentley Reading books together as a family is the best way to connect. We connect with each other, with the books we read, and with the big ideas we encounter there. In fact, there are four steps I like best when ...
12.31.2018 RAR #119: Delighting in Your Own Reading Life, with Anne Bogel Would you like to read more in the new year? I don’t mean reading to your kids. I mean reading for you. Many of us want to read more, but we’re not sure how to make that happen. We feel ...
12.17.2018 Announcing the 2019 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge January is one of the most exciting months of the year here at RAR. Why? Because it’s time for our 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge, our most popular event of all. Participants tell us that this simple challenge transforms their kids’ relationships ...
11.27.2018 RAR #118: A’s to Your Q’s In today’s episode of the Read-Aloud Revival, I’m answering your questions. In this episode, you’ll hear: * What to read after the Little House on the Prairie books* My teen daughters’ favorite books* Whether re-reading/re-listening is OK* How to make ...
11.20.2018 RAR #117: Christmas Novels to Read Aloud with the Whole Family You’ve been asking for one, and this year, we made it for you: a booklist of Christmas novels to read aloud. If you’re looking for stories that will shape and form your Advent and Christmas season, you’re in exactly the ...

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Read-Aloud Revival ® episodes:

RAR #161: Becoming Your Child’s Mentor and Awaking Wonder, Sally Clarkson

RAR #160: Not Killing the Love of Reading (and the Fall Reveal!)

RAR # 159: 10 Homeschooling Mistakes I’ve Made (so you can avoid them)

RAR #158: Adventuring with Your Kids (yes, even now!)

RAR #157: Why Read Aloud to Kids Who Can Read Themselves?

RAR #156: Answering Your Q’s About Audio Books for Kids

RAR #155: Your Questions… and Library’s Most Wanted

RAR #154: When Your Child Doesn’t Love Reading

RAR #153: Jim Trelease’s Read-Aloud Handbook, 8th Edition

RAR #152: Finishing the School Year Doesn’t Need to Be a Slog

RAR #151: It’s a Story… So What? Barb Rosenstock

RAR #150: Water Your Bamboo—How to Focus on the Process (not the outcome) in your Homeschool

RAR #149: Keeping Up with Advanced Readers, Colleen Kessler

RAR #148: 3 Books I Adore, Reading Curriculum, and What We’re Reading Aloud this Spring

RAR #147: Our Favorite Math Read-Alouds

RAR #146: The Astonishing Impact of Louisa May Alcott

RAR #145: The Importance of Reading at Whim and Developing Your Own Taste, Alan Jacobs

RAR Special Edition: The Woman Who Gave us Miss Rumphius

RAR #144: Take the 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge

RAR #143: Kate DiCamillo is Back!

RAR #142: What We’re Reading This Winter ❄️

RAR #141: Why Re-Reading is Possibly the Best Reading

RAR #140: How to Fold Poetry into Your Routine, with Sally Thomas

RAR #139: Kindness Over Curiosity: Favorite Books Featuring Differently Abled Characters

RAR #138: How to Choose Books for Your Kids

RAR #138: How to Choose Books for Your Kids

RAR #137: Why Your Kids Love Graphic Novels (and which we like best!)

RAR #136: If You Want Your Kids to Love Reading, Try This

RAR #135: What We’re Reading This Fall (and an invitation

RAR #134: Author Access with Sally Lloyd-Jones (author of The Jesus Storybook Bible)

RAR #133: Books Take You Places (and some favorite seaside titles)

RAR #132: Books for Teens, and Why YA is a Genre (not a reading level)

RAR #131: Books About the Moon Landing

RAR #130: Reading Aloud as an Obstinate Act of Love, with Meghan Cox Gurdon

RAR #129: Jim Weiss: Storytime with Jim Weiss (and how to read aloud better!)

RAR #128: Read with Us – The Secret Garden

RAR #127: More Calm, Less Guilt, and Quiet Joy: Introverting (and Extroverting) as a Mom

RAR #126: Creating a Book Club Culture at Home (Part 2)

RAR #125: Master Class, Creating a Book Club Culture at Home (part 1)

RAR #124: Camille Andros on Being a Mom AND a Writer

RAR #123: A Family Story for Easter, with Special Guest: Arnold Ytreeide

RAR #122: Picture Book Biographies We Love

RAR #121: Kate DiCamillo on Reading Aloud for Connection

For Narnia and for Aslan! C.S. Lewis’s stepson, Douglas Gresham

RAR #120: Focus on What Matters Most (psst, that’s your relationships with your kids)

Read with us: Snowflake Bentley

RAR #119: Delighting in Your Own Reading Life, with Anne Bogel

Announcing the 2019 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge

RAR #118: A’s to Your Q’s

RAR #117: Christmas Novels to Read Aloud with the Whole Family

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