Episode 158: Clarkie Doster – Helping You Get Your Kids to Read

Clarkie Doster is passionate about helping our kids read and write. She has a website called Reading and Writing Matters, is a teacher and private tutor, and has two kids. Clarkie is on a mission to help parents, caregivers, and teachers become the team they need to be while also giving parents and caregivers the tools and inspiration necessary to guide their children’s thinking and communication in a critical, thoughtful direction while developing more connected family relationships and decreasing stress. What we talked about: 3:00- Introduction to Clarkie and her family 7:35- Clarkie’s passion for teaching kids to read and write 12:30- Encouraging reading and writing in families 15:15- Finding your child’s reading level 18:20- Getting your child to enjoy reading 20:15- Reading challenges 26:00- Encouraging reading through book clubs with your kids friends 29:50- Finding a reading tutor for your child 33:00- Writing exercises for kids 34:30- The impact of reading and writing on critical thinking skills 39:25- End of podcast questions Show notes: Reading and Writing Matters Tom Lake The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza Sold a Story Podcast Big City Readers Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: Lagoon Use the code “Lindsey” for 15% off your order