Order While Everyone is Sleeping from Waxwing Books.By far the most popular episode we’ve ever done here on Read Aloud Revival is the episode with my oldest daughter, Audrey, when we looked back together on homeschooling from her vantage point as a sophomore in college.We discussed what worked, what didn’t, and about our homeschool experience in general.And last spring, at the Great Homeschool Conventions, you all kept asking me when Audrey would be back on the podcast.She’s now about to start her senior year at Franciscan University, so it seemed like a great time to check back in with her and get her perspective now that her college experience is almost complete.Today, she’s answering your questions from inside the RAR Premium forum and the RAR Instagram.In this episode, you’ll hear:  What gave Audrey the solid foundations for writing as an English major Audrey’s advice for high school students and college freshmen What parents can do to help their children build a strong sense of faith Learn more about Sarah Mackenzie: Read Aloud Revival Waxwing Books Subscribe to the Newsletter Find the rest of the show notes at: readaloudrevival.com/questions-for-homeschooling-graduate

Order While Everyone is Sleeping from Waxwing Books.There is one question that plagues us, that we all ask, and that we ask all the time: Am I doing enough?When we constantly ask ourselves if we’re doing enough in our homeschool, it makes it difficult to stay present and engaged and actually enjoy it. Whether you’re relatively new to homeschooling or a seasoned veteran, we all wonder.Today, I'm sharing the last of my sessions from The GHC Conferences 2023.This one is all about taking the overwhelm out of that question and practical advice for putting your worry to rest.In this episode, you’ll hear:  Why “Am I doing enough?” is an incomplete question Why we have to remember that our kids are not recipes What’s at the heart of good education Learn more about Sarah Mackenzie: Read Aloud Revival Waxwing Books Subscribe to the Newsletter Find the rest of the show notes at: readaloudrevival.com/doing-enough-homeschooling

Order While Everyone is Sleeping from Waxwing Books.Today, I’m sharing another session from the Great Homeschool Conventions in 2023 all about homeschooling with babies and toddlers.If you are homeschooling with babies and toddlers underfoot, this one's for you. Or if you have a friend who is homeschool with babies and toddlers, this one's for her, so please share it!Full disclosure: My favorite part about going to the Great Homeschool Conventions is all the babies I get to snuggle and hold. So I created a session that would ensure I got maximum baby snuggles. This session was so much fun because the room was absolutely packed with babies and toddlers and there is something just next-level about being in a room with so much life. I LOVED it.In this session, I talked about the lessons I learned from homeschooling with my own babies and toddlers underfoot, and strategies for not just surviving this time, but enjoying it, too.In this episode, you’ll hear: Why your babies and toddlers are not a distraction Three strategies for handling fussy, grabby toddlers in your homeschool Practical tips for doing less in your homeschool Find the rest of the show notes at: readaloudrevival.com/homeschooling-with-babies

Order While Everyone is Sleeping from Waxwing Books.Are you struggling with how to tackle reading in your homeschool?Maybe you have a child who’s a later reader or is having a tough time connecting with reading. Or maybe you have a kid who’s an advanced reader and they’re outpacing books that fit their emotional and social development.Either way, it can be hard to know what to do to help your child build a strong relationship with reading that they’ll carry with them throughout their lives.Today, I’m sharing a session from the Great Homeschool Conventions that I led with my friend and colleague Colleen Kessler of Raising Lifelong Learners.In this conversation, we’ll talk about the challenges that come up with readers at both ends of the bell curve and how to help your differently wired kids fall in love with reading.In this episode, you’ll hear:  Three practical strategies for helping struggling readers: read-alouds, phonics, and time Signs your child might be dyslexic and recommended resources for working with a dyslexic brain How to help your advanced reader develop discernment in their book choices Find the rest of the show notes at: https://readaloudrevival.com/differently-wired-kids/

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