Are you hesitant to talk to your kids about books because you don’t know how to do it? In this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, I chat with Adam Andrews from the Center for Lit. He gives us some simple tools to help us have better, more engaging conversations with our children about the books we’re reading together.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- approaching literature from a Socratic perspective
- how to ask the right questions when reading
- Adam’s proven method for discovering an author’s intent and widening our understanding of books
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- Teaching the Classics by Adam and Missy Andrews
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Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb (Bright & Early Board Books)
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A madcap band of dancing, prancing monkeys explain hands, fingers, and thumbs to beginning readers.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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The classic tale by Mark Twain -- Tom is clever and crafty, whether he’s getting pals to complete his punishment, or getting “engaged” to girls. But when he and Huckleberry visit the graveyard one night, they witness a murder.
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A Bargain for Frances (I Can Read Level 2)
**Description from Amazon: Frances and Thelma are friends -- most of the timeThelma always seems to get Frances into trouble. When she tricks Frances into buying her tea set, it's the last straw. Can Frances show her that it's better to lose a bargain than lose a friend?
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David Copperfield (Puffin Classics)
**Description from Amazon: Based in part on the author's own life, David Copperfield is the epic story of a young man's journey of self-discovery - from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the memorable cast of characters he encounters along the way are his brutal stepfather, ...
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