Hi [First Name],

I was sitting in a professional development session on screen time — and honestly, I expected the usual. Limit the devices. Set boundaries. You know the drill.

But then the research took me somewhere I didn't expect.

One extra read-aloud session per week — just one — sustained over the first ten years of a child's life moves their standardized test scores by 15 to 30 percentile points.

Not a specialized program. Not expensive tutoring. Not a reading app.

Reading out loud together.

That number is from Jim Trelease, who spent decades compiling the research on this. And I couldn't stop thinking about it — because after 25 years in classrooms, I know how rarely families hear it.

Especially families navigating ADHD and dyslexia, who are so often handed intervention plans and skill programs — and almost never handed this.

So I made a video about it. Today I'm releasing the first in my Why I Read Aloud series. It covers the science — not in a lecture-y way, I promise — but in a way that will make you want to start tonight.

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→ Why I Read Aloud — Video 1 (YouTube) ​

Video 2 and Video 3 are coming soon. I'll send you a note when each one drops.

Before you go —

If you're building a reading life with your child but still feel like you're guessing at your role as a parent — the Head Coach Starter Kit is the place to start. It's free. It reframes everything.

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This summer I'm running a 5-day live boot camp built specifically for families of kids with ADHD and dyslexia — and email subscribers get first access before it opens to the public.

The arc is simple: Reflect. Reset. Rebuild. Relaunch. We'll spend five days together building the habits and systems that make September feel different.

Waitlist is open now — free to join, no commitment.

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See you in the video,

Kelly

National Board Certified Teacher · Reading Specialist · Learning in a Distracted World

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