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For the Love of Literacy

By Monte Fest
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About For the Love of Literacy

My show encourages people to value literacy (for both the young, in early literacy circles, and the old, who are now reading & writing because they enjoy it.) I interview guests who are writers, publishers, literacy coaches/educators, & many avid readers also.

100 Episodes

Family Traditions & Books For Kids W/ Patricia Toht
Tue, 07 Jan 2025


Book Coaching W/ Josee Smith
Sat, 23 Nov 2024


Parenting Complex Children With Michelle Choairy
Mon, 11 Nov 2024


Speech & Mindful Communication In Literacy W/ Lenora Edwards
Fri, 11 Oct 2024


How Parents Can Use SEL Books To Coach Kids' Emotions W/ Nicole Oke
Tue, 03 Sep 2024


Podcast 30: Avoiding The Summer Slide!
Mon, 12 Aug 2024


Episode 29: Literacy & Writing Advocacy With Leigh Shulman
Wed, 17 Jul 2024


Kids Environmental Nonfiction Books & Awareness With Patricia Newman
Wed, 12 Jun 2024


Learning To Read With Karla Carlston Of Reading Noodle
Thu, 09 May 2024


Podcast #25: Love Of Children's Lit & Publishing With Georgia Lininger
Thu, 04 Apr 2024


Children's Book Series Inspired By Real Life With Liz Leonard
Thu, 04 Jan 2024


Bookstore Lovers & Children's Books With Ryan Of Dad Suggests
Thu, 14 Dec 2023


Attunement & Attachment Styles With Wysteria Edwards + Mr. Rogers
Thu, 16 Nov 2023


All Things Audiobooks!
Fri, 06 Oct 2023


STEM Interactive Books For Kids & Publishing Startups
Tue, 12 Sep 2023


The Author Creator Brain Of "How To Catch" Books & More!
Wed, 16 Aug 2023


Raising Kids Who Will Read...& Like It!
Thu, 10 Aug 2023


The Publishing Process With Carrie Pierce Of Morgan & Pierce Publishing
Tue, 25 Jul 2023


Grandpas Who Write Kids Books With Bruce Scharschmidt
Fri, 07 Jul 2023


Reading Simplified With Marnie Ginsberg
Wed, 24 May 2023


Indie Author Writes A Fun Good Morning Book: Robyn Polansky Morris
Thu, 04 May 2023


S.E.L. Via Children's Books With Lynn McLaughlin
Wed, 19 Apr 2023


Yoga Inspo + Kids Books With Sarah Finnis
Wed, 29 Mar 2023


Book Awards, Version 1.0
Tue, 28 Feb 2023


Phonics In Motion & Early Literacy With Carina Powers
Tue, 07 Feb 2023


Addressing Children's Grief With Author Jayne Pilelmer
Thu, 19 Jan 2023


The Culture Of Reading With Terrie Sharp Of Cowboy Reads Part II
Sun, 15 Jan 2023


The Culture Of Reading With Terrie Sharp Of Cowboy Reads
Mon, 09 Jan 2023


Literacy Lifestyle With Aimee Smith Of Keepabookout III
Mon, 03 Oct 2022


Literacy Lifestyle With Aimee Smith, Of Keepabookout (Part II)
Tue, 27 Sep 2022


Literacy Lifestyle With Aimee Smith, Of Keepabookout (Part I)
Tue, 27 Sep 2022


Using Bookstagram & Teaching Kids To Love Reading W/ Jen Dieleman, Part II
Wed, 10 Aug 2022


Using Bookstagram & Teaching Kids To Love Reading W/ Jen Dieleman
Wed, 10 Aug 2022


The Creative Genius Of Author-Illustrator Apryl Stott, Part II
Fri, 22 Jul 2022


The Creative Genius Of Author-Illustrator Apryl Stott
Wed, 20 Jul 2022


Good Eggs & Good Children's Books With Sandy Ciaramitaro
Fri, 15 Jul 2022


The Story Behind Her Stories W/ Lorrie Grant
Wed, 25 May 2022


Whys & Hows Of Reading
Tue, 26 Apr 2022


The Psychological Benefits Of Reading Aloud & Reading Together With Dr. Kim Dwyer
Wed, 12 Jan 2022


Exploring Bookstagram & Kids Lit With Holly Anderson
Tue, 21 Dec 2021


Middle Grade Books For Teen Girls
Tue, 14 Dec 2021


Storytelling Magic With Author Kathleen Pelley
Tue, 07 Dec 2021


Making Motherhood & Home Literacy Magical
Tue, 23 Nov 2021


Author Life + Bookstagram With Ali Jensen
Tue, 16 Nov 2021


Women In STEM With Author-Engineer Marsha Tufft
Tue, 09 Nov 2021


Why Does Rereading Matter?
Tue, 02 Nov 2021


Written By Kids Hosts Interview
Wed, 27 Oct 2021


Coping With Dyslexia Difficulties: With Lois Letchford
Tue, 19 Oct 2021


Kid Lit Author Chat With Nicole Magistro
Tue, 05 Oct 2021


Writing Books Based On Family History W/ Jill Phillips
Wed, 29 Sep 2021


Promoting Early Literacy Through Play/Kindergarten Readiness
Mon, 20 Sep 2021


STEM Literacy With Author Dr. Stephanie Ryan
Tue, 14 Sep 2021


Writing & Parenting With Deborah Davis
Tue, 31 Aug 2021


Decoding Magic & Working With Reluctant/Struggling Readers
Tue, 17 Aug 2021


Learning To Read With Disabilities
Fri, 13 Aug 2021


Getting Sleep & Writing Books For Kids W/ Rebecca Linney
Fri, 30 Jul 2021


Creating Highly Engaged Readers Through Genre
Tue, 13 Jul 2021


Letting Go Of Should
Wed, 07 Jul 2021


Open The Magic With Courtney Hinshaw
Tue, 29 Jun 2021


Author Life + Motherhood & Embracing Imperfections
Wed, 16 Jun 2021


Early & Emergent Readers
Tue, 01 Jun 2021


Writing YA Books: Author Chat With
Tue, 25 May 2021


Humorous Tween Novels
Tue, 18 May 2021


Kids Lit Special Part II
Tue, 04 May 2021


Kids Lit. Special
Tue, 27 Apr 2021


Reading For Tweens & Teens
Tue, 20 Apr 2021


SEL Books For Kids
Wed, 14 Apr 2021


How To Discover Your Courage
Tue, 30 Mar 2021


Writing Is For The Very Young
Tue, 16 Mar 2021


The Writing Process
Tue, 09 Mar 2021


Lovers & Promoters Of Early Literacy
Wed, 24 Feb 2021


Creating Empathy Through Writing Children's Books
Tue, 16 Feb 2021


Why Read Fairy Tales?
Tue, 09 Feb 2021


Unpacking Book Box Subscriptions
Wed, 03 Feb 2021


Picture Books Based On Real People
Tue, 26 Jan 2021


Cross-Curricular Learning & Reading With STEM
Tue, 19 Jan 2021


Reading Comprehension & Extensions
Thu, 07 Jan 2021


Teaching Kids To Read, Part II
Thu, 24 Dec 2020


Making More Time For Reading
Wed, 16 Dec 2020


Bilingual Books With Faiza Nguyen
Thu, 10 Dec 2020


Kindergarten READiness
Thu, 03 Dec 2020


Kindergarten READiness
Thu, 03 Dec 2020


Reading Aloud To Big Kids
Tue, 24 Nov 2020


A Peek Into Kids Bookstagram
Wed, 18 Nov 2020


The Ins & Outs Of Book Publishing
Fri, 13 Nov 2020


Kids Brains On Books Vs. Brains On Screens
Sat, 07 Nov 2020


Raising Readers
Tue, 27 Oct 2020


Teaching Kids How To Read, Part I
Tue, 13 Oct 2020


Coping With Dyslexia
Wed, 30 Sep 2020


Audiobooks
Tue, 15 Sep 2020


All Things Reading With Janssen Bradshaw
Tue, 08 Sep 2020


Emotional Intelligence
Tue, 25 Aug 2020


Raising Writers
Tue, 18 Aug 2020


Life-Changing Books With Nick Hutchison
Tue, 04 Aug 2020


Book Clubs & Subscriptions
Tue, 28 Jul 2020


Book Clubs & Subscriptions
Tue, 28 Jul 2020


Episode 6: The Summer Slide
Tue, 21 Jul 2020


Raising Kids To Be Readers
Tue, 14 Jul 2020


Episode 4: Diversifying The Home Library
Sat, 04 Jul 2020


Episode 1: Cultivating A Love Of Literacy
Tue, 23 Jun 2020


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