This guide is designed especially for Catholic education broadly—including
parents, diocesan and school leaders, teachers, librarians, homeschool curriculum
publishers, and textbook publishers—and draws upon The Cardinal Newman
Society’s Policy Standards on Literature and the Arts in Catholic Education.

Ever wonder which educational activity will bring you and your family the most enduring and impactful results? Reading aloud to our children can bless them beyond measure, now and throughout their lives. Today’s guest, Maureen Wittmann, has spoken and written extensively on the topic of The Power of Read-Alouds!

I’d like to share a small taste of the fruit of all that love of literature with just a few of my top recommendations for each age group.

St. Nicholas Magazine is published by a homeschooler and features writing and art by other young people!

If you’ve ever wished for more activities to help your child review the concepts taught in All About Reading or All About Spelling, this book is for you!

All About Learning Press (the makers of All About Spelling and All About Reading) has a wonderful collection of free resources on their site.

I start to read and I wonder if anyone is even paying attention. But then we pause to comment on a character or a setting or a plot twist, and I know that reading aloud is one of the most valuable times in our day.  

Is reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis part of your educational plan for this year? If so, you will want to pick up a guide to A Catholic Guide to Narnia: Questions and Activities for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

Secrets in September is a fun middle-school novel, perfect for those younger teens who love a good mystery.

Lucia of Fatima is a wonderful way to introduce your children to the visions at Fatima.