Highlights from the Show:

• Sarah’s goal at the Read-Aloud Revival is for parents to make meaningful and lasting connections with their kids (she has 6!) through books. She shares more about why she wrote The Read-Aloud Family (it wasn’t on purpose!)
• Sarah has started a read-aloud revolution. I love the story that she shares at the beginning of her book about where her vision for the read-aloud revival came from. I asked Sarah to share a little more about her vision and story. 
• We share fun stories about our mutual friend Andrew Pudewa from Institute for Excellence in Writing — we love him!
• One of my favorite parts of Sarah’s book is her book recommendations! Sarah says it’s one of her favorite parts as well — book recommendations are her love language. (There are over 400 recommendations in the book!) If the thought of a list of looking through 400 books is completely overwhelming to you, I asked Sarah for her top picks for great starter books for reading aloud.
• One of the things I thought was interesting in Sarah’s book is that she mentions the 5-myths of reading aloud to kids. I asked Sarah to share a little about these 5 myths and some tips for each of them. You're going to love them.
• We talk about our family's book-to-movie rule: Need to read the book first. I asked Sarah for suggestions on how families can get a little more out of movie watching by reading the book together first.
• Sarah gives a tip in the book that I just love — what kids can be doing during read-aloud time. Sarah shares how letting kids move their hands while listening to the book you’re reading actually means they are listening better. If this is something you are struggling with during your read-aloud time, you’re definitely going to want to pick up a copy of Sarah’s book. There a list of age-appropriate activities for kids to do during read-aloud time! 
• We had so many great reader questions this week! We weren’t able to discuss them all, but we did discuss getting started with reading journals and how Sarah balances being a working mom and a homeschool mom. 

Resources:

• Andrew Pudewa's Nurturing Confident Communicators
• Harry Potter, Jesus, and Me
• Sarah's Reader Guide Printable for Reading the book and enjoying the movie!
• Needing ideas for what kids can do while parents read aloud? Sarah has compiled a great list HERE (and there are even more ideas in her book!)
• Also, Sarah mentioned a study proving why it's beneficial to let your kids move around while you read — you can read the full study HERE.
• We chatted in this episode about starting with reading journals. Sarah mentioned that she had a podcast and printable on simple reading journals! You can find that episode HERE.
• Sarah also mentioned she loved marking books with book darts. You can get your own book darts HERE.
• Read-Aloud Family
• The Read-Aloud Handbook
• Ember Rising
• Harry Potter
• Mr. Popper's Penguins
• Paddington
• Teaching From Rest
• The Green Ember
• The Chronicles of Narnia
• Murder on the Orient Express
• A Wrinkle in Time
• The Little House
• Honey for a Child's Heart
• Ember Falls
• Autobiography of Mark Twain
• Lord of the Rings
• Swiss Family Robinson
• The White Knight 

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