Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: July 3
July 03, 2015
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include Latino Book Awards, book lists, diversity, read-aloud books, speculative fiction, summer reading, time travel, growing bookworms, phonics, literacy programs, writing, ebooks, James Patterson, and teaching boys.
Awards
The 2015 International Latino Book Awards Winners, picture book to #YALit, reported at @LatinosInKidLit http://ow.ly/OWR2v #DiverseBooks
Book Lists (including several diverse book lists)
15 Engaging First Grade Read Alouds from @momandkiddo w/ classic + newer selections http://ow.ly/OWQxw #kidlit
12 Kid-Approved Books for Advanced 4th + 5th Grade Readers | by @nesskari from @bookopolis for @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/P3PnK
18 Classics to Read with Today's Kids, selected by Alysa @Everead | Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Mary Lennox + more http://ow.ly/P6jPm
Here Comes the Fun: Sunny Summer Reads for Kids, selected by Kate Hannigan @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/OQYkO
Guest post @readingtub | Summer Laurie's #SummerReading List (#kidlit + #YAlit perfect for summer) http://ow.ly/P36VD
A list of time travel books, middle grade through #YALit, with #diversity from @charlotteslib http://ow.ly/OWRXH
Diversity
Diverse Characterization Matters | Ann Dye @HMHKids on how kids need to read about chars they can relate to http://ow.ly/P0x7Z @CBCBook
Events + Programs
ALSC launching the Babies Need Words Every Day: Talk, Read, Sing, Play public-awareness campaign w/ posters http://ow.ly/P35GG @alscblog (Image shown is just an example - follow the link to ALSC to download up to eight larger, printable posters.)
Turning Prisons into Reading Centers by unPrison Project founder Deborah Jiang-Stein for @CBCBook http://ow.ly/P0xKi
New Anthology w/ @realjohngreen + Others Funds #Literacy Nonprofit @IndyReads + Celebrates Local Indianapolis Authors http://ow.ly/OQXFU
Growing Bookworms
Reading with Little Miss Muffet: June 2015 | Tips + recommendations from @mrskatiefitz for reading w/ toddler http://ow.ly/OWQfG
Sad. BLS study finds "From 2010 to 2014, parents ... read to their kids for 2.4 minutes per day" http://ow.ly/OQXjS @FiveThirtyEight
"How does anyone ever find the right book if the right book has to have (certain defined attributes" http://ow.ly/P0B8p @beasleywrites
The 2015 #BeBookSmart Parent Survey Results from @RIFWEB + @Macys Are In | highlights here: http://ow.ly/P6lKU
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Hard to remember what you're reading when eBooks keep cover under wraps, by Julie Sykes @AwfullyBigBlog http://ow.ly/OQYzx
This piece @WSJ made me want to drop all else to reread Pride + Prejudice: #SummerReading: Time to Visit Old Friends http://ow.ly/P6LJ7
Parenting
People labeled “smart” at a young age don’t deal well w/ being wrong. Life grows stagnant @jameshamblin @TheAtlantic http://ow.ly/P6nnD
Schools and Libraries
Boys & Learning: 'Active Learning' works! @TrevorHCairney summarizes some recent research http://ow.ly/P0ADQ
James Patterson @JP_Books + @Scholastic Name First Winners of School Library Grants, reports @Llauren @sljournal http://ow.ly/P0ym6
This I love: Biloxi Middle School Teachers Transform Unused Lockers into Book Spines | @mental_floss http://ow.ly/P6aZi
Perfect Partners: Libraries and the Nationwide Pre–K Movement | Linda Jacobson @sljournal http://ow.ly/P6MpQ
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