Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: April 13: #NationalPoetryMonth, #Parenting, #Writing + #ReadingAloud

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter for the past 2 weeks @JensBookPage. Topics include #BookLists, #DiverseBooks, #grit, #GrowthMindset, #homework, #KidLitCon, #NAEP, #NationalPoetryMonth, #play, #ReadAloud, #STEM, #SummerReading, family reading, growing bookworms, libraries, parenting, science fairs, testing, and writing.

Top Tweet of the Week

One Powerful Yet Simple Way to Keep Kids #Reading this Summer | Teachers could send postcards of encouragement | @KyleneBeers references @ProfessorNana | ow.ly/56sA30jqfCr via @pernilleripp

Book Lists

A nice #BookList: Top 10 Girls of Irrepressible Spunk by Melissa Cairns @nerdybookclub ow.ly/BHtp30jnIKZ #kidlit

Diversity

CCBC 2017 Statistics on LGBTQ+ Literature for Children & Teens ow.ly/OQKv30jnIUA @CCBCwisc #kidlit #DiverseBooks

Events + Programs

Rt @MrsPStorytime: Ideas to Help Celebrate National Poetry Month #NationalPoetryMonth https://t.co/2DRazWQZnq

Storytelling Skills of Irvine, CA 4th Grade Class Result in Winning #Writing Contest Entry! from @MrsPstorytime ow.ly/dERQ30jqgxL | creative problem-solving

Inspired by her own heroes themed writing contest, @MrsPstorytime shares her own #Literacy Heroes! ow.ly/fIZo30jswn6 @MACKIN_Talk @Tales2Go @Flipgrid + more [And with a very kind mention of this very link roundup]

Growing Bookworms

RT @Books4School: Reading aloud is not only beneficial to a child but for the whole family. "Reading is fundamental -- to family happiness"-cnn.it/2q2pwYm @CNNI #BooksBuildBetterBrains #ReadAloud #ChildrensBooks @RIFWEB #ReachOutandRead

One More Time for the People in the Back | What we need to do (and not do) to nurture a love of #reading in kids by @pernilleripp https://t.co/RKCb2qK6vx

Parent-child reading interventions have positive psychosocial effects, noted across ages, races + ethnicities | @2minmed ow.ly/Fktk30jqgkr via @The1booklady #ReadAloud

Five tips to help you make the most of #ReadingAloud to your children ow.ly/ROWA30jqgJD | @ConversationUS via @marston_jessica | I especially like "there's no age limit"

Kidlitosphere / KidLitCon

A Bibliophile’s Guide to Providence – #KidLitCon (March 2019) ow.ly/e5Xa30jnIS0 #kidlit @pragmaticmom @charlotteslib

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

The Importance of Mentoring Young Writers, w/ suggestions for getting started, by @startrailsIV @nerdybookclub ow.ly/P1gd30jnIQP #writing

Links to various theories on how #CrimeNovels + #Thrillers Overtook Other Genres In Sales Today in the UK @MysterySequels ow.ly/9KTr30jsxHK #mysteries #reading

Parenting + Play

#Parenting Means Letting Kids Make Mistakes | "sometimes kids need to struggle — and sometimes they need to conquer obstacles on their own" @heatherwilhelm @NRO ow.ly/Lc1M30jqfhx | Say no to $600 #homework therapists

RT @LegoFoundation: "Imagine if ordinary places like the bus stop, the corner market, or the sidewalk could become spaces for playful learning?" That would be really cool & is what the Urban Thinkscape program from @HarvardCenter seek to achieve https://t.co/cR1BIc7pAe

RT @josha_r_eyler: A new piece I've written for the @RiceCTE blog on resiliency and the need to take research on mindsets & grit with a grain of salt. Hat tips in here to @KunduPhD and @jesslahey.

Schools and Libraries

#School -based yoga can help #students better manage stress and #anxiety. Study of 3rd graders reported in @ScienceDaily ow.ly/yRwl30jsx5y via @DTWillingham

What makes a #library great? So many things... | Advocacy post by @dawnafinch @AwfullyBigBlog ow.ly/psQL30jnIWK #librariansmatter, #ThankALibraryWorker

RT @tes: Nine in ten teachers say poverty is having 'significant effect' on pupils' learning #schools #teaching

“Another nail in the coffin for #learning styles” – #students did not benefit from studying according to their supposed #LearningStyle – @Psych_Writer @ResearchDigest https://t.co/jCilgGWLam

Why #teachers are turning to #Twitter ow.ly/UflT30jswJ4 @dr_bph @ConversationUS via @jesslahey #PLN, fighting isolation + burnout, #learning, mentoring, sharing best practices

STEM

Study finds the lecture remains dominant form of teaching in undergrad #STEM courses, despite findings questioning effectiveness, reports @insidehighered ow.ly/iVlo30jqfZ1 via @ehanford #highered

RT NAISnetwork: Many science fairs aren’t actually very good at teaching kids about, well, science: bit.ly/2GBJV0M via @MindShiftKQED

Testing

Why I Opt My Son Out of State #Testing ow.ly/ick530jsxpm @mssackstein @educationweek | "The real reason is the undue stress and #anxiety it started to cause him" #OptOut

Nation's Report Card: Achievement Flattens as Gaps Widen Between High and Low Performers @SarahDSparks @educationweek ow.ly/uINa30jqhkR #NAEP #schools #reading #math

#NAEP '17 Reading: Up, Down or Sideways? - @RitaWirtz @BAMRadioNetwork ow.ly/gJKq30jsFVs | Lack of growth in #reading scores gives us a starting point to improve | "#Reading is a joy forever!"

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