Podcast Episodes

What’s coming next?

Last week, we held an RAR Premium Preview on Zoom. The Preview is our (very fun 😆) announcement of what’s coming next.

So… what is RAR Premium?

Here’s …

3 years, 7 months ago

RAR Special Edition Revisited: The Woman Who Gave us Miss Rumphius

Here at Read-Aloud Revival, we’re in the thick of getting a huge project together for you. We are launching our own publishing imprint, Waxwing Books…

3 years, 8 months ago

RAR#209: What Worked? What Didn’t? Looking Back on Homeschooling with my 20-Year-Old Daughter

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…

3 years, 8 months ago

RAR #208: Which Direction Should You Go? Determining Your Summer Compass

Summer is almost here.

And probably, you have things you’d like to do this season. Maybe lots of things! (Perhaps … too many things? 😬)

Not to fear! In…

3 years, 9 months ago

RAR #207: How to Fall Back in Love with Reading this Summer

When I was a kid, I read voraciously. I could lose myself for hours in stacks and stacks of books. The reading wasn’t that high quality, mind you. I …

3 years, 9 months ago

RAR#206: A Simple, Low-Pressure Approach to Teach Shakespeare

Do you want to teach your kids Shakespeare? Do you want to them to carry a love for The Bard in their hearts, and remember passages from the most fam…

3 years, 9 months ago

RAR #205: Help! My Child Doesn’t Like Reading

When Mandy called in to ask about her daughter, who likes to be read to, but doesn’t really enjoy reading herself, I was all ears.

If you can relate, …

3 years, 9 months ago

RAR #204: How Do You Organize Books in Your Home Library?

We get many questions about how I organize books in my home library, and today we’re talking all about it.

I’m going to break down my system and hopef…

3 years, 10 months ago

RAR #203: What Do Your Kids Read for Fun in High School?

Do your kids read for fun in high school? 

According to Dr. Daniel Willingham in Raising Kids Who Read, the average high schooler reads 6 minutes per …

3 years, 10 months ago

RAR #202: For Kids Who Don’t Like Sad Stories

If you have a child who struggles with sad stories…a child who gets really uncomfortable when bad things happen and wants you to stop reading (or wan…

3 years, 10 months ago