My Reading Life
I post monthly updates of my personal reading and my family's reading in the Read-At-Home Mom Report.
My children's reading material is also covered in my Homeschool Updates.
Articles About Reading
These are my writings about various aspects of the reading life published on this blog.
- Ulysses and Me: Then and Now
- My Unpopular Bookish Opinions
- Making the Most of Read-a-Thons
- Eating Poetry: How I Read and Appreciate Poems
- 5 Reasons I Listen to Audiobooks at Double Speed
- Hidden Gems of my Home Library
- All You Need to Read Aloud
- How Do You Organize Your Reading Life?
- Favorite Classic Children's Books for Summer
- Some of My Favorite Picture Book Endpapers
- Why I Read "Old Smelly Books" (and Where To Find Them)
- Some of My Favorite Quotes from Books
- How to Appreciate Flannery O'Connor
- Books About Sisters That I Can't Wait For My Daughters to Read
- Old School Kidlit Favorites Through the Decades
- Books I Remember Reading in School
- Seeking "Authentic Value" in Books for Young Children
- Dabbling in Diverse Formats: How I Use Ebooks and Audiobooks
- What Do I Want From a Book?
- Cruel to be Critical? Best Practices for Writing Critical Book Reviews
- Remembering Nancy Willard, 1936-2017
- Why I Love Sidekicks
- Selecting Special Gift Books for Kids Who Already Have a Lot of Books
- Recommended Reading for Catholic Book Clubs
- All About Book Recommendations
- 10 Tips for Evaluating Picture Books
- Tips for Evaluating Middle Grade and YA
- My Favorite Short Stories
- 10 Things to Know About Middle Grade Literature
- 5 Reasons I Became a Reader
- Characteristics of Great Chapter Books
- Characteristics of Great Easy Readers
Reading is a fulfilling, and nourishing experience for kids as their young minds capture and grasp information very easily. That’s why it’s a good idea to start reading to the child as early as possible. There is the possibility that kids may not understand what you are reading. However, they will surely enjoy reader's changing facial expressions, voice and the rhythm of the words as one reads aloud to them. Beside a funful activity, reading also helps in brain development, pick up language skills, Develops the child’s communication skills, increases concentration, improves the attention span and at the same time makes them more imaginative. Thanks for sharing such rich reading resources for parents and kids.
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