Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: #BookLists Galore, #SummerReading + the Achievement Gap
May 13, 2016
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. I have rather a full slate of links this week, because I was catching up after traveling last week. Topics this week include the Children's Choice Book Awards, book lists (many!), the Cybils Awards, growing bookworms, Summer Reading, libraries, schools, celebrity children's books, picture books, growth mindset, play, education gap, Facebook, gender, Roald Dahl, and STEM.
Awards
Book Lists
Shape Books That Think Outside the Box (Board Book Edition) http://ow.ly/4MfU3005bIo @housefullbkwrms #BookList
Fun! Beyond Lift the Flap: Interactive #PictureBooks for Kids of various ages http://ow.ly/s6Lz300394u @momandkiddo #BookList
Favorite Children’s Books About Weather http://ow.ly/OfUP3001DQd The water cycle, rain + more from @rebeccazdunn #kidlit
A Springtime #KidLit Round-Up http://ow.ly/Zp0b3001Dcr @RandomlyReading #BookList
50 Great Historical Fiction Books for Readers 7-14 Years http://ow.ly/et4t3005aNK @TrevorHCairney #BookList #kidlit
The Best New Children's Books of Summer 2016 http://ow.ly/sRNj3007s6P per @ImaginationSoup @ReadBrightly #BookList #kidlit
The Best Books for Middle School According to @pernilleripp 's Students | http://ow.ly/98Pv3001DkZ #kidlit #YA #BookList
A Tuesday Ten: A Science Fiction Pathway VII (15-18 year-olds) http://ow.ly/s0MG3005d2g @TesseractViews Huxley, Asimov + more #SF
Cybils
On the #Cybils blog: #BookList Fun: Cybils Books of Jewish Interest http://ow.ly/5okV3001Ef4 @heidiestrin
Diversity + Gender
Boy Books, Girl Books, + Missing Out on Anne Frank b/c it might make boys "uncomfortable" http://ow.ly/9mL33007sFC @alisoncdoherty @BookRiot
Events + Programs (inc. Summer Reading)
The 2016 @Scholastic #SummerReading Challenge has begun! http://ow.ly/aqxm30059Y4 w/ stories from 19 authors inc. @varianjohnson @StudioJJK
Getting Books into Students' Hands for #SummerReading http://ow.ly/8r6T3001Crr @ClareandTammy @ChoiceLiteracy
Penguin Random House Announces New Award to highlight extraordinary programs in public #libraries http://ow.ly/xBXV3005FrI @randomhousekids
Partnerships Promote Culture of #Reading at Texas Elementary School http://ow.ly/vICN300982y @sljournal
Growing Bookworms
Between Picture Books and Middle Grade Novels: Beyond Levels Part I (matching books to readers) http://ow.ly/6yJf3001DZg @alybee930 #kidlit
When Your Kids Don't Love Your Favorite Childhood Stories http://ow.ly/JWsZ3001Czq @RebeccaSchorr @BookRiot
When Storytime Blows Kids' Minds: The Power Of The Plot Twist + the joy of an excited kid http://ow.ly/L4pR3007sV8 @nprbooks
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Can Adult Authors Be Taught?: Considering the Alternative Celebrity Children’s Book http://ow.ly/vm6R3005aJz @FuseEight #kidlit
In Praise of #PictureBooks (+ continuing to read them when older) by Randall de Seve @nerdybookclub https://t.co/vfFhVSZlgN
Roald Dahl's "subversive, un-PC writing... is a breath of fresh air" notes @femmorrison http://ow.ly/wVEg3007t5D @HuffPostAU @PWKidsBookshelf
Why headteacher who believes reading Harry Potter causes mental illness is wrong http://ow.ly/LbOu3003dIJ Samantha Shannon @GdnChildrensBks
Positive Life Lessons from Harry Potter + Other Fantasy Novels http://ow.ly/beDa3007B4R @JenniBuchanan @readingrainbow #Gandalf + more
8 Reasons Why People (and I) Buy Books ("Entertain me now" + more) http://ow.ly/vsVV3001E26 @StaceyLoscalzo
Parenting
Talking About Failure: What Parents Can Do to Motivate Kids in School http://ow.ly/fz9f3003d75 @tarahaelle @MindShiftKQED #GrowthMindset
The 3 Most Important Questions You Can Ask Your Teenager - let's go back to basics http://ow.ly/NTTi3009aNG @HuffPostEdu via @SophieBlackall
Play
“ #Play is our brain’s favourite way of learning.” http://ow.ly/MFfY3001DVy @GeorgeCouros
Schools and Libraries
What Young Men Of Color Can Teach Us About The Achievement Gap http://ow.ly/nugZ3007fRF @npr_ed #EdChat #schools
Data show segregation by income (not race) is what's getting worse in #schools http://ow.ly/rIvB3003ejT @jillbarshay @hechingerreport
This is lovely! Teacher Gives Best #Homework Ever Before Standardized Tests http://ow.ly/FYcX3007AWb @ScaryMommy via @RaiseAnAdult
STEM
How Teens Benefit From #Reading About the Struggles of Scientists http://ow.ly/3Vra3005dKr @dfkris @MindShiftKQED #GrowthMindset #STEM
Tech
Former @facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News from "trending" section http://ow.ly/9R5c3003AoT @Gizmodo
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