Tales With Taylor

Date 09-15-2026

Episode 89:

Kristin Cetone

Building Strong Readers at Home

In this episode of Tales with Taylor, Taylor is joined by Kristin Anderson Cetone, founder of Nuts About Reading™, award-winning author, educator, and K–12 Reading Specialist with more than 30 years of experience in education.

Kristin has dedicated her career to helping children become confident, capable readers by giving parents practical tools they can use at home. Her approach focuses on identifying exactly where a child is in their reading development, strengthening the foundational skills they need, and making learning engaging enough that children actually want to participate.

Listen to this Episode now and learn

why reading is the foundation for nearly every other subject, how parents can support their children without doing the work for them

What You’ll Learn in Episode 89

↪ Why reading is one of the most important foundations for a child’s education

↪ The difference between “learning to read” and “reading to learn”

↪ Why reading skills need to be built in the right order

↪ How parents can identify where their child may need additional support

↪ Why doing the work for your child can actually slow their progress

↪ How to make reading practice more fun and engaging

↪ Why choosing books based on a child’s interests can increase motivation

↪ How physical books can create a more interactive reading experience

Our Guest: Kristin Cetone

Kristin Anderson Cetone is an educator, author, reading specialist, and the founder of Nuts About Reading™.

Her credentials include:

- More than 30 years in education

- K–12 Reading Specialist Certification

- Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Development

- 2016 OneBookAZ Award Winner

Kristin created Nuts About Reading to give parents and community partners practical tools for helping children build stronger literacy skills.

Her teaching philosophy incorporates multisensory learning and encourages integrating literacy with S.T.E.A.M. — Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math.

Through reading assessments, activities, memberships, books, and educational resources, Kristin helps families better understand their child's reading ability and gives them practical ways to support improvement at home.