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The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
Sarah MacKenzie
4.31 AVERAGE
363 reviews for:
The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
Sarah MacKenzie
4.31 AVERAGE
Love Sarah Mackenzie and her love for books. This was a very inspiring read and also informative and practical. Great book lists too.
3.5 stars There's a good bit of anecdotal fluff in here that I could have done without, but it was still very readable nonetheless. If you look beyond the unnecessary, there is a lot of good information in here about the why of reading aloud and some practical advice on how to work it into family life. The last four chapters with age-group specific tips and book lists are particularly helpful.
informative
slow-paced
Depends too much on other’s blog posts and podcasts- little in the way of actual research. Also, entirely too much religion in this book, which didn’t bill itself as such. The layout of the book was very poorly done- having quote call outs within the text is ok- when they aren’t the exact same words side by side. Will give it points for inspiration- I did revaluate my reading relationship with my daughter and my tendency to encourage her to read harder texts. In that way I guess the author was successful.
Much of the text was heavy-handed, but there are some good points to take from this book. There are a few studies referenced, but does not contain a lot of science. This is also a Christian book, which is not referenced at all in the synopsis -- most of the information is relevant outside of Christianity, but be aware going in that it is mentioned quite a bit. The recommended read-aloud lists are much more diverse than the main text would suggest, which was a welcome surprise. If you are interested in the Christian aspect, she recommends bibles for each age range. Skip if you're looking for a stronger science-based or secular approach, but otherwise contains good information for discussing books with your kids and how to pick good read-aloud books.
This book is a MUST READ for all parents! It has left me so inspired and encouraged to continue to read aloud to my children! I loved the recommendations in the back too. So helpful!!
My biggest takeaway from this was that you don't have to be a perfect parent if you're reading to your kids. Sharing books with your kids can pick up where you lack. I really liked that it had a lot of really practical, normal-families-can-do-this ideas on nurturing a book culture in your home. Plus the book lists! I added 122 books to Goodreads based on her recs.
3.5 stars. I love Sarah Mackenzie, so I listen to many podcasts and subscribe to her membership group, so much of this information is not new to me.
Wonderful Encouragement
Sarah Mackenzie has a wonderful way of sharing her enthusiasm for reading aloud with practical tips and great book lists!
Sarah Mackenzie has a wonderful way of sharing her enthusiasm for reading aloud with practical tips and great book lists!
This book details the million reasons that we should read to our kids, instructs us in how to make it happen, and lists a plethora of book recommendations to get us going. As always, Sarah has a gift for inviting us on this adventure.