17 How She Reads

In this episode, How She Reads, we’ll talk about how moms read to their kids, how they fit in some reading time for themselves, and how they create a culture of reading in their homes. There’s plenty of evidence that reading is good for our brains—and for our kids’ brains. We know that reading to our kids improves their own reading skills and helps them with other academic subjects too. The importance and value of this cannot be overstated. But all this research—all the quotas of the number of books we’re supposed to read to our kids by the time they enter kindergarten—is not the only reason we should read to our kids. It misses all the magic. Reading is also about connecting with other people—the people who wrote the books, the characters inside them (real or imaginary), and whoever you read the book with or talk about it with. Full Transcript: Howshemoms.com Links from this episode: Read-Aloud Revival Podcast hosted by Sarah Mackenzie Episode 130 : Reading Aloud as an Obstinate Act of Love, with Meghan Cox Gurdon Episode 125: Master Class: Creating a Book Club Culture at Home (Part 1) Village Book Builders Everyday Reading What Should I Read Next? Podcast, hosted by Anne Bogel 10 Things to Tell You Podcast, episode 1, When I Read, hosted by Bri McKoy The Lazy Genius Podcast, hosted by Kendra Adachi Book Lists: Mensa K-3 reading list Newbery Medal Winners Read Kiddo Read Everyday Reading Books mentioned in this episode: On Writing, by Stephen King The Enchanted Hour, by Meghan Cox Gurdon Read-Aloud Family, by Sarah Mackenzie Read-alouds mentioned: Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood, by Mike Artell The Little Engine that Could, by Watty Piper The Giver, by Lois Lowry The Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White Ramona Quimby series, Beverly Cleary Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls The Hundred Dresses, by Eleanor Estes A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness