The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids

by Sarah Mackenzie

Discover practical strategies to make reading aloud a meaningful family ritual.

The stories we read--and the conversations we have about them--help shape family traditions, create lifelong memories, and become part of our legacy. Reading aloud not only has the power to change a family--it has the power to change the world. 

But we all know that connecting deeply with our families can be difficult in our busy, technology-driven society. Reading aloud is one of the best ways to be fully present with our children, even after they can read themselves, but it isn't always easy to do. Discover how to:

• Prepare your kids for academic success through reading to them
• Develop empathy and compassion in your kids through books
• Find time to read aloud in the midst of school, sports, and dinner dishes
• Choose books across a variety of sibling interests and ages
• Make reading aloud the best part of your family's day

The Read-Aloud Family also offers age-appropriate book lists from infancy through adolescence. From a toddler's wonder to a teenager's resistance, you will find the inspiration you need to start a read-aloud movement in your own home.

• ISBN10: 0310350328
• ISBN13: 9780310350323
• Publish Date: 19 April 2018 (first published 27 March 2018)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
• Imprint: Zondervan
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 288
• Language: English

Reviews

[HekArtemis]

Full of great information, hints, tips, advice, suggestions, etc. It really is quite helpful.

The only thing that hindered my enjoyment of this book a little bit was the fact that it is a bit religious and I am secular as a parent and homeschooler (and very much not Christian on a personal level lol). It's not overly religious really, I have read/heard worse. I would say it averages out to about 1-2 groan worthy comments per chapter, approximately. And part three, where she gives recs for books for each age group, also includes recs for bibles for each age group. Kind of pointless for me, but thanks I guess.

I would still recommend this to secular homeschoolers/parents. While I wouldn't recommend a non-secular book or resource for you to use with your kids, this is purely for the parent to read so it shouldn't be a problem. If you can deal with the occasional ugh comment, then this is a great book to listen to.