We know we should start reading aloud to toddlers when they are still small, but somehow the logistics of doing just that are really difficult! 

Today I’d like you to meet Haley and Sarah from Aslan’s Library–a blog I love. Haley and Sarah focus most of their blog writing about beautiful and true theological books for kids.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• the nitty gritty of reading aloud with toddlers- a formidable age group to approach with a read-aloud, no doubt. :)
• how to power through the rocky spots
• why it’s worth it

I’ve got a pack of toddlers in hand at the moment, so this episode is especially relevant to me.

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/19/.

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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! She’s a busy student at Oxford, though, and it took a bit of finagling to get our schedules to play nicely together. Over the Christmas break we made it happen, and now I’m ready to share it with you!

This episode is guaranteed to make your heart rate speed up and energize every single aspect of your read-aloud culture in your home.

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

• why the Read-Aloud Revival exists
• why it’s so important to build your family culture around books
• and what’s really at stake

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/17/.

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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 kids.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• how you can start a reading streak in your home TODAY
• how this one step will make a difference in your family for the whole year through
• how it really can be easy (pinkie swear!) to read-aloud each day

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/16/.

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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 me
• her booklist (a-mazing!) I can’t believe how many of Caroline’s favorite books I hadn’t heard of before

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/15/.

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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 them
• how she finds them for cheap (especially during Audible’s Listener Rewards Month)
• and which devices her kids use to listen to them

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/14/.

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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 struggling readers

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/13/.

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You know the importance of reading aloud. You believe in it. No one has to convince you that reading to your children every day will strengthen your relationship, form happy family memories, improve your child’s ability to communicate, and make a lasting difference in his life. But just knowing doesn’t make the doing any easier. […]

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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 years
• how it formed a bond between her father and herself
• how 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/.

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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 overwhelmed
• how she’s formed a relationship between her kids and her local librarians
• and about how the way we use the library can change and evolve over time

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/11/.

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