Why a Human Voice Still Matters: Internet Grandpa on Reading Aloud

About this episode

Kelli Wilts interviews Charles Hall, known as 'Internet Grandpa', about the impact of reading aloud and his journey in the homeschool community.

You may already recognize his voice. For thousands of Classical Conversations families, Charles Hall — known simply as "Internet Grandpa" — has become one of the most beloved figures in the homeschool community, reading rich living books aloud on YouTube and blessing families he has never met. In this episode of the Everyday Educator , host Kelli Wiltsits down with Mr. Hall to talk about how it all started, what it means to hear a human voice read a story, and what happens when faithful work runs into unexpected obstacles. Charles Hall never set out to become Internet Grandpa. It started simply — reading picture books on YouTube so his grandchildren, scattered from Florida to Pittsburgh, could hear his voice. He made the videos unlisted at first, then figured there was no harm in making them public. What followed was something he never anticipated. CC families discovered his recordings, and comments began pouring in — parents of struggling readers, moms multitasking through housework, kids making the transition from Foundations into Challenge who needed a warm, steady voice to carry them through books like The Secret Garden and Carry On, Mr. Bowditch . His subscriber count passed…

People in this episode

Host: Kelli Wilts

Guest: Charles Hall

Topics covered

• reading aloud
• homeschooling
• family connection
• education
• literature

Keywords

• reading aloud
• homeschool
• Internet Grandpa
• family stories
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Classical Conversations

Books & works: The Secret Garden, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

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