Read Aloud Family Journal

Are you a read-aloud family? Do you want to read-aloud more? Are you ready to accept the 100 Book Read-Aloud Family Challenge and record your family's amazing adventure through 100 books? The rules are simple: 1. Read a book aloud with your kids. (A picture book, chapter book, novel, it's up to you.) 2. Record your family's book experience in your journal. (Favorite characters, favorite scenes, things that surprised you, things you loved, parts that made you laugh or cry, etc.) 3. Repeat 99 more times. (Share your progress with friends using #100BooksTogether) 4. Cherish your read-aloud memories forever! Families everywhere are discovering that reading-aloud is one of the most powerful ways to connect with your kids, and keep your family strong! Accept the challenge today, and record your family's one-and-only remarkable journey through 100 books!

Take the Family Read-Aloud Challenge Today and Read Aloud 100 Books Together as Family. Children who read with their family before they go to kindergarten are 5 times less likely to drop out of school in the future than children who do not. But reading aloud isn't just for preschoolers! 83% of kids aged 6-17 either loved or liked being read to aloud however only 17% of parents say they still read aloud to children ages 9-11. However reading aloud is important to the continued development of various reading skills for children of all ages. Now you can help increase reading skills for all of your children, of all ages, all at the same time! All you have to do is read aloud to your children whether picture books, chapter books, or a mixture of both. Just read aloud together regularly. And with this Family Read-Aloud Journal, you can read aloud together and record all the fun and memories in this keepsake blank journal. Your family can keep a list of your 100 books and take turns drawing and writing a bit about each book. The Family Read Aloud Journal is a great companion and kickstart for the Read-Aloud Handbook or the The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids.

Discover practical strategies to make reading aloud a meaningful family ritual. The stories we read--and the conversations we have about them--help shape family traditions, create lifelong memories, and become part of our legacy. Reading aloud not only has the power to change a family--it has the power to change the world. But we all know that connecting deeply with our families can be difficult in our busy, technology-driven society. Reading aloud is one of the best ways to be fully present with our children, even after they can read themselves, but it isn't always easy to do. Discover how to: Prepare your kids for academic success through reading to them Develop empathy and compassion in your kids through books Find time to read aloud in the midst of school, sports, and dinner dishes Choose books across a variety of sibling interests and ages Make reading aloud the best part of your family's day The Read-Aloud Family also offers age-appropriate book lists from infancy through adolescence. From a toddler's wonder to a teenager's resistance, you will find the inspiration you need to start a read-aloud movement in your own home.

Does your family enjoy reading aloud? Looking for a way to record all the wonderful memories that you create while reading aloud? Then Our Family Read Aloud Journal is for you. This book is easy to use. Just pick any book to read aloud together. It can be a picture book, a chapter book, fiction or nonfiction. Then spend some time recoring your favorite memories as a family. If you have kids that are too young to write, don't worry, this read-alound journal also includes space where include or draw a picture of your reading journey. As an added bouns, this book also include 25 thought provoking questions to explore as a family and a page to record all the books you have read together. Be sure to order a copy today to record all the amazing memories your family is creating by reading aloud.

Stories We Shared is a hardback reading journal designed with parents and children in mind. It's a thoughtful way to record the shared literary journey that a family embarks on together. Stories We Shared contains original line art from Jamin Still, an intro essay from Douglas Kaine McKelvey, and spaces to record title, author, and notes for several hundred books. Plus, this family book journal boasts a number of added features---like literary quotes peppered amongst the pages, and family reading "quest" activities---that will make it an even more useful and inspiring resource for families to enjoy together. It's an ideal gift for new or expectant parents and for families who love to read together (or who want to start a shared reading adventure and encourage their children towards a love of stories and literature).

A Wall Street Journal writer’s conversation-changing look at how reading aloud makes adults and children smarter, happier, healthier, more successful and more closely attached, even as technology pulls in the other direction. A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to another, transforming the simple stuff of a book, a voice, and a bit of time into complex and powerful fuel for the heart, brain, and imagination. Grounded in the latest neuroscience and behavioral research, and drawing widely from literature, The Enchanted Hour explains the dazzling cognitive and social-emotional benefits that await children, whatever their class, nationality or family background. But it’s not just about bedtime stories for little kids: Reading aloud consoles, uplifts and invigorates at every age, deepening the intellectual lives and emotional well-being of teenagers and adults, too. Meghan Cox Gurdon argues that this ancient practice is a fast-working antidote to the fractured attention spans, atomized families and unfulfilling ephemera of the tech era, helping to replenish what our devices are leaching away. For everyone, reading aloud engages the mind in complex narratives; for children, it’s an irreplaceable gift that builds vocabulary, fosters imagination, and kindles a lifelong appreciation of language, stories and pictures. Bringing together the latest scientific research, practical tips, and reading recommendations, The Enchanted Hour will both charm and galvanize, inspiring readers to share this invaluable, life-altering tradition with the people they love most.

Do you know a child that loves unicorns and being read to? Or are you looking for a unicorn gift for a little girl? Looking for a way to record all the wonderful memories that you create while reading aloud? Then Our Family Read Aloud Journal Unicorn Edition is for you. This book is as easy as 1, 2, 3 to use and will create wonderful memories for years to come. To use this Family Read Aloud Unicorn Journal: 1. Just pick any book to read aloud together, doesn't have to be a unicorn book. It can be a picture book, a chapter book, fiction or nonfiction. 2. Spend time recording your favorite memories as a family. If you have kids that are too young to write, don't worry, this read-aloud journal also includes space where include or draw a picture of your reading journey. 3. Repeat again and again As an added bonus, this book also include 25 thought provoking questions to explore as a family and a page to record all the books you have read together. Be sure to order a copy of this beautifully designed unicorn reading book today to record all the amazing memories your family is creating by reading aloud.

In the book of Philippians we are told to be anxious over nothing, and yet we are anxious over everything. We worry that our students will be "behind," that they won't score well on the SAT, get into a good college, or read enough of the Great Books. Our souls are restless, anxiously wondering if something else out there might be just a little bit better -- if maybe there is another way or another curriculum that might prove to be superior to what we are doing now. God doesn't call us to this work and then turn away to tend to other, more important matters. He promises to stay with us. He assures us that if we rely on Him alone, then He will provide all that we need. What that means on a practical level is that we have to stop fretting over every little detail. We need to stop comparing. We've got to drop the self-inflated view that we are the be-all-end-all of whether the education we are offering our students is going to be as successful as we hope it is. After all, our job is not to be successful -- success itself is entirely beside the point. It's faithfulness that He wants.