RAR #153: Jim Trelease’s Read-Aloud Handbook, 8th Edition

05/04/20 • 43 min

In today’s episode, I’m joined by the woman who recently faced the daunting challenge of updating Jim Trelease’s much beloved Read-Aloud Handbook .

Cyndi Giorgis takes us behind the scenes of updating The Read-Aloud Handbook, and some of the interesting (and most surprising!) bits what she learned during the process.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

what’s in the Read-Aloud Handbook‘s whole new chapter (it’s a good one)
updates about audiobooks and other technology
the most important thing Cyndi learned in her research about reading aloud

I also answer a listener question about the best picture book treasuries to invest in right now.

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/153/.

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In today’s episode, I’m joined by the woman who recently faced the daunting challenge of updating Jim Trelease’s much beloved Read-Aloud Handbook .

Cyndi Giorgis takes us behind the scenes of updating The Read-Aloud Handbook, and some of the interesting (and most surprising!) bits what she learned during the process.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

what’s in the Read-Aloud Handbook‘s whole new chapter (it’s a good one)
updates about audiobooks and other technology
the most important thing Cyndi learned in her research about reading aloud

I also answer a listener question about the best picture book treasuries to invest in right now.

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/153/.

Previous Episode

RAR #152: Finishing the School Year Doesn’t Need to Be a Slog

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Being stuck at home is getting old fast, but finishing the school year doesn’t need to be a slog.

We’ve heard you loud and clear: it’s really, really hard to concentrate on homeschooling right now.

And we all want to finish the school year strong, right?

On today’s episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, I’m sharing something brand new that I am over-the-moon excited about: a workshop series we’re calling WOW: Writers on Writing.

This workshop series will help you spice up your home learning and finish your school year well.

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/152/.

Next Episode

RAR #154: When Your Child Doesn’t Love Reading

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We know that we want our kids to love to read. And it’s important (really important!) to give them the best chance fall in love with books. That’s why so many of us get worried when we have a child who doesn’t love reading. It’s a valid worry.

What can be done about it?

On today’s episode of the podcast, I share ideas for what to do when your child doesn’t love reading. We can’t exactly make our kids into readers, but we can give them the best chance possible that they’ll become readers for life. And it’s a lot of fun to do so!

In this episode of the podcast, I’m sharing simple tips to help your kids become voracious readers, and why the single most important part of your child’s school day is free, voluntary reading.

In this episode, you’ll hear: