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The Joyful Habits of Real Readers

Published 2 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader,

Our kids spend only a small fraction of their lives under our roof.

This means that most of the reading they do should happen after they’ve grown up and moved out.

Ever thought about that?

This is good news, really, because it means that rather than making sure our kids read all the “right” books before they leave home, we can focus instead on helping them become people who love to read. 🥰

[Big exhale.]

We don’t need to get through any particular booklist.

We don’t need to make sure our kids have read all the classics or the entire canon of Mark Twain.

We don’t need to rush through books at all.

Because if our goal is to help our kids to be voracious readers (that is, to become people who read more than the average person does), then . . .

. . . we can focus on helping them develop the joyful habits of real readers.

So how do we do that? How do we cultivate readerly habits in our kids?

It’s far simpler than you might think, and it’s what we’re talking about on today’s episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

  • What readerly habits are (and which ones to teach our kids)
  • Why choosing what to read is a skill
  • Practical tips and good, good news

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