We love books, and we hope our kids grow up to love them too…but how do we get there? Meagan and Sarah break down the ways we encourage literacy and a love of reading in our homes–without piling on the pressure. We talk about reading aloud, reading for homework, encouraging reluctant readers, and modeling a book-loving life as adults.
PLUS Katie Addiss joins Sarah for a fun segment all about holiday picture books! We share some favorites for babies through big kids–just in time for the coziest reading season!
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Links we mentioned (or should have) in Episode 186:
- Sarah and Katie’s full list of holiday books is here
- Meagan’s appearance on the Read-Aloud Revival podcast: RAR #34: Reading Aloud around a Traditional School Schedule, and RAR host Sarah Mackenzie’s appearance on Meagan’s podcast The Home Hour in 2014
- Magazines Sarah loves include ASK and Muse from Cricket Media, Highlights High Five, and National Geographic Kids
- Sarah loves the book lists at What Do We Do All Day?, and specifically mentioned these three in her segment with Katie:
- Meagan mentioned these books (affiliate links):
- Other episodes you might enjoy:
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Thank you so much for this episode. It really eased my mind. I have wonder and stressed if my child was reading enough because the teacher said read every night. You all gave me permission to give myself grace and to give her grace as well.
Thank you, Brittany! That was our hope. Happy Holidays!