Kids who are 4-7 years old often love stories and can even begin to enjoy chapter books. Reading aloud to kids this age can be such a delight!
You’re also able to have great conversations about what you’re reading together.
There’s a whole chapter in The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids Through Books about reading with this age group, but today…
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- what you are really going for at this stage (you’ll like the answer!)
- what to look for in books for this age group
- just a few book recommendations 😉
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Listener Guide
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- 1:14 A common question we’re hearing
- 3:26 Reading aloud with 4- to 7-year-olds
- 5:48 It’s OK to still read picture books!
- 6:50 Safeguard delight
- 8:01 Should you do extension activities?
- 9:17 What to look for…
- 13:58 Book recommendations
- 17:29 Other resources for this age group
- 18:47 Let the kids speak
Links from this episode:
- Order The Read-Aloud Family now anywhere books are sold
- Get the audio version of The Read-Aloud Family (read by Sarah Mackenzie) right here
- Use the hashtag #readaloudfamily to share photos on social media
- RAR #94: The Lowdown on Reading Aloud to 0-3 Year Olds
- RAR #50: How Books Spark Easy Projects and Play
- RAR #45: Our Favorite Picture Books
- The Most Important Part of Teaching Kids to Read
- Links for those with late readers:
- The Work of a Child by Andrew Pudewa
- Signs of a Reading Problem by Marie Rippel
- Andrew Pudewa on the RAR podcast (skip to about minute 20:00 for the discussion on late readers)
- Early Reader/Late Reader: Does it Matter? at ThoughtCo
Books from this episode:
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