Empowering Parents To Fuel A Love Of Reading

This episode of Reading With Your Kids we meet Stephanie Barber and Renee Greene Murphy. Stephanie Barber introduces us to the reading.com mobile app. Stephanie explains that the app uses phonics-based lessons and decodable books to teach children to read at home. Jed questions how the app approaches traditional phonics instruction, and Stephanie responds that it focuses on collaborative learning between parents and children. They discuss challenges in education, including frequent curriculum changes and supporting dyslexic learners. Renee Green Murphy comes to Reading With Your Kids to celebrate her book "Your Hearts Voice". Renee shares how her personal experiences inspired her to write a children's book about intuition. She describes intuition as an innate gift that guides people towards right choices. Renee aims to teach children to identify and trust their intuition through her book. Jed and Renee discuss the importance of intuition in decision making for both children and adults. Renee also touches on the negative impacts of excessive social media exposure on children's ability to think independently. Overall, the conversations highlight the value of phonics-based literacy programs, parental involvement in education, and cultivating children's intuition from an early age. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com