Ep. 379 Three things to know to help reluctant readers

Sorta Awesome

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Education, Society & Culture, Arts

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Many of us know the thrills and joys of reading, and it’s natural for us to want that love of reading to rub off on the kids in our lives. But not all kids are enthusiastic readers - especially when there are so many screens and things competing for their attention. This week, Meg is joined by her longtime friend and children’s librarian Emily Jones who has some compassionate, thoughtful, and encouraging advice for anyone who wants to encourage reluctant readers. She also brought a ton of suggestions to get even the most skeptical of readers excited to dive in! Plus the cutest sneakers, delicious chocolate, and riveting journalism in Awesome of the Week! Want to join Meg and Rebekah in the 22 Tropes in 2022 Romance Reading Challenge?! Come join the Super Star Awesomes and get the reading challenge plus hundreds of hours of ad-free episodes you can binge-listen to right now. PLUS! Get full access to texting privileges with Meg and the Sorta Awesome team! THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: HelloFresh: Go to hellofresh.com/awesome16 and use code awesome16 for up to 16 free meals AND three free gifts Honeylove: Get 20% off your second item plus an additional 10% off your entire order at honeylove.com with code AWESOME Public Goods: Go to publicgoods.com/awesome or use code AWESOME at checkout to receive $15 off your first order Just Thrive: Get 15% off when you go to justthrivehealth.com and use code AWESOME at checkout LinkedIn: Post your first job for free at linkedin.com/AWESOME Ana Luisa: Use code AWESOME to get 10% off at shop.analuisa.com/awesome SHOW NOTES: Meg’s AotW: The Trojan Horse Affair Emily’s AotW: Madewell tennis shoes (bonus AotW: these chocolate bars) City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab Amazon | Bookshop Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis Amazon | Bookshop Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins Amazon | Bookshop Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston Amazon | Bookshop The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett Amazon | Bookshop 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson Amazon | Bookshop Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk Amazon | Bookshop View the full list of books at our Bookshop book list here. You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! Follow Emily on Instagram! Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:43.8	It's February 25th 2022 and today I am absolutely thrilled to be joined by a long time friend of mine Emily Jones.
1:54.8	Now I've known Emily for years and it has been so very awesome to see her take on such an important role for her career and in her community as a children's librarian.
2:07.8	So the topic of kids and reading is something that gets talked about a lot in our community and I know you all are absolutely going to want to hear what Emily has to say about literacy and kids.
2:20.8	How we can support reluctant readers in our life and she even brought some fantastic book recommendations to share with you guys to.
2:28.8	So I know you do not want to miss this conversation all about kids and reading and all of the awesome that there is to discover in that I make teeth and this is sort of awesome.
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