Reading Made Delicious

Getting our children outside is good for both the children and for us as parents. And there are so many learning opportunities that can happen outside. My guest, Erin shares her experience of what it's like to watch children grow in a completely outdoor preschool and she shares some of her tips to support children with learning outside. --------- Erin Majeske is the director and founder of Bar...

Parents or children who are bilingual often have the question of when it comes to their child learning to read and write, should they be focused on one language or both languages at the same time? SHOW NOTES: https://readingmadedelicious.com/bilingual-learning-to-read/ INSTAGRAM: @reading_made_delicious Grab the ultimate guide to using recipes for learning to read >>>> Get it here

One of the most overlooked areas of reading is vocabulary. Yet, it can be one of those simplest ways to help and support a child who's learning to read at home. Let's talk about some of the ways that creating a language-rich environment for your child can help their vocabulary growth. SHOW NOTES: https://readingmadedelicious.com/building-vocabulary-for-reading/ INSTAGRAM: @reading_made_del...

Using the child's senses for learning is important, particularly in the younger years, in this episode, let's talk about how the kitchen is a haven for this type of learning. SHOW NOTES: https://readingmadedelicious.com/sensorial-learning/ INSTAGRAM: @reading_made_delicious Grab the ultimate guide to using recipes for learning to read >>>> Get it here

 A child learning village has three main components, the people, the resources, and the environment. In this episode, I am going to use the idea of preparing the environment for a child's learning and how this can promote independent learning. SHOW NOTES: https://readingmadedelicious.com/preparedenvironment/ INSTAGRAM: @reading_made_delicious Grab the ultimate guide to using recipes for learni...

Children making progress in education is a heated topic that comes with pressures on a global scale. But how can you see progress in your own child? Let’s take a dive into the techniques that teachers actually use to show progress in education. SHOW NOTES: https://readingmadedelicious.com/4-ways-you-can-see-if-your-child-is-making-progress-with-their-learning-ep-25/ INSTAGRAM: @reading_made_delici...

Apps that are helping children's learning are popping up all the time, every single day. Many claim that they can actually help your child learn to read. But how much should we be using apps over using books and paper texts?  SHOW NOTES: https://readingmadedelicious.com/learning-to-read-with-apps-vs-laps-ep-24/ INSTAGRAM: @reading_made_delicious MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 'Everything is fi...

Books for children learning to read generally follow a leveled book structure where a scheme starts with simple words and sentences and slowly builds up. The idea is to support children in little steps to develop their reading. But what if your child is sent home from school with the same books over and over or they are home-educated and you can’t seem to move them onto the next step. In this epis...

One of the things I discovered a little while ago when I was looking into recipes to use with my class in the classroom was that using grams can actually be really difficult for a child to get the hang of, particularly when they're 4, 5 or even 6. There is a lot going on in the kitchen for a child to take in. In this episode, I share why cups are a better option for young children. SHOW NOTES...

Once your child is at an age where they may be attending preschool, you might be thinking about whether you should be starting to teach them to read how you should go about this, and where you can start.   SHOW NOTES: https://readingmadedelicious.com/help-i-taught-my-child-the-alphabet-sound-but-i-have-heard-that-this-is-not-the-best-way-to-start-my-child-with-reading-ep-21/ INSTAGRAM: @reading_ma...

With so much information about what children should be learning at different ages, it can be hard to step back and think about what we want our unique child to be learning. What our goals are for their education? SHOW NOTES: https://readingmadedelicious.com/what-do-you-want-your-child-to-be-learning-ep-20/ INSTAGRAM: @reading_made_delicious Grab the ultimate guide to using recipes for learning to...

Do you think my child might have dyslexia? This is one of the most common questions I receive from a parent who is seeking help for a struggling reader. What should you be looking out for and what are your next steps if you have concerns? SHOW NOTES: https://readingmadedelicious.com/does-my-child-have-dyslexia-ep-19/ INSTAGRAM: @reading_made_delicious MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: PATOSS British Dysl...

I posted a reel (on Instagram), which is about whether you've been expecting to use letter names or letter sounds when teaching your child to read. I had a comment on that real, which was 'they're getting that at school. And most of the time we can already learn these things from videos.' This got me thinking about who's responsibility is actually to teach children to read. And...

The benefits of learning in the kitchen are countless. But the reality of cooking with children can resemble an unexploded bomb rather than the picture on the front of a cookery book. Helping to prepare the environment ready for children to cook is a game changer for you for creating memories in the kitchen, rather than a battle with flour everywhere. SHOW NOTES: https://readingmadedelicious.com/s...

You may have heard time and time again that cooking is really good for kids in their development, but what skills can they actually gain from it? And what should we be prioritizing in their learning? And more importantly, how can you get the most out of these skills at home? SHOW NOTES: https://readingmadedelicious.com/benefits-cooking-with-kids INSTAGRAM: @reading_made_delicious MENTIONED IN THIS...

Sitting around a fire as a day comes to a close and sharing stories with others about the day. Whilst food is cooking is a pastime that has been part of human existence for millennia and in some form or another is part of life. All the world over this storytelling and cooking may look more like a video call and dinner stone in the oven, but nonetheless, it's still there. SHOW NOTES: https://re...

 Plays the work of the child and following the child are the ideas that are a cornerstone of Montessori education. These ideas are also the foundations of early years education with educators and parents often fighting to preserve this for their children. In this episode, I begin to go into the idea of following the child on how we can use this idea to support learning at home SHOW NOTES: https://...

Good job, well done, you tried so hard and are commonplace when helping a child with learning. But are these phrases overused with today's children? Have we gone too far with creating positive environments that these statements have lost their impact? In this episode, we talk about praise with children. SHOW NOTES: https://readingmadedelicious.com/good-job/ Join in the conversation in the comm...

In a world where we're bombarded with the latest toys and learning materials for our children, it can become quickly overwhelming which resources we actually want for them. In this episode, I take it back a few steps and discuss why it's often the adult in the room that is one of the best resources. SHOW NOTES: https://readingmadedelicious.com/best-resource/ INSTAGRAM: @reading_made_delici...

It takes a village to raise a child as something that is often said. However, this village often looks very different from how it may have been in the past. It's likely as a family that you'd have some connection to family members who live far away virtually, in the age where video calls are the norm. Parents are feeling the strain of expectations for raising children these virtual connect...

You have been told to read your child, but does that mean getting a library shipped to your house? Of course not. This is a quick episode talking about how I set up my reading environment and how you can do so at home. SHOW NOTES: https://readingmadedelicious.com/reading-environment/ INSTAGRAM: @reading_made_delicious MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Open bookshelf I use Have your child learn to read wh...

Books are at the heart of learning to read, but knowing if the book that your child is reading is the best one for them at this time, might be something that you are wondering. SHOW NOTES: https://readingmadedelicious.com/book-too-difficult/ INSTAGRAM: @reading_made_delicious Get the ultimate guide to using recipes for learning to read >>>> Get it here

The face of education seems to be changing at the moment. Many parents and educators are worrying that we are pushing our children too far and they want to reclaim childhood back. For many, we are looking into what learning actually means for that child and what they actually do need for their future skills. This episode is about the mission of Your Learning Village. SHOW NOTES: https://readingmad...

If you have a child who started to read or has been reading for a little while, it's likely that you have heard of phonics. It's a bit of a reading buzzword and it can cause a divide, as there's a bit of jargon that's thrown around with it. It's likely to be a different way of teaching reading compared to how you may have learned to read. This episode is a quick start guide to...

You are being told to read your child, but want to give them a chance to show what they can do and become an independent reader. It's likely that you've been reading to your child for a while, but then it changes once they are starting to learn to read. You don't want to overhand hold them but you also want to make sure that you are still modeling and still showing them how they can be...