RAR #165: When Reading Starts to Feel Like School

Read-Aloud Revival ®

Sarah Mackenzie

Parenting, Teaching From Rest, How To, Reading, Read-aloud, Homeschool, Education, Kids & Family, Books

4.9 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Simply being ABLE to read, or reading because you are told to... does not confer the same academic benefits as reading for pleasure.

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0:00.0	I am so excited.
0:02.9	We are starting to see pictures of a little more beautiful landing in your mailboxes.
0:08.5	You reading it with your kids.
0:10.2	I cannot tell you how delighted I am.
0:12.3	I have been staring at this book in all of its various iterations as we've been making
0:17.0	it for years.
0:19.4	But to see it in its final form in your lap while you're reading it with your kids or
0:23.9	unwrapping it.
0:24.9	Oh my gosh, I just can't tell you.
0:26.7	I'm so excited.
0:28.2	Thank you so much to everyone who backed the project on Kickstarter or who pre-ordered
0:32.4	the book.
0:33.4	If you have not received yours yet, it will be there any day now.
0:37.4	And if you have not ordered a copy of a little more beautiful, the story of a garden, go
0:41.4	do that a little more beautiful.com.
0:53.2	You're listening to the Read-A-Loud Revival Podcast.
0:56.2	I'm your host Sarah McKenzie, homeschooling Mama of Six and author of The Read-A-Loud Family
1:01.9	and Teaching from Rest.
1:03.4	As parents, we're overwhelmed with a lot to do.
1:06.2	It feels like every child needs something different.
1:09.4	The good news is you are the best person to help your kids learn and grow, and home is
1:14.8	the best place to fall in love with books.
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