Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: #Parenting, #Play, #SummerReading + #ReadingWithoutWalls
May 20, 2016
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include book lists, #ReadingWithoutWalls, diverse books, gender norms, reading choice, reading aloud, summer reading, parenting, schools, #EdTech, free speech, #Readathon2016, Sherlock Holmes, print books, play, recess, growing bookworms, physical education, and STEM.
Book Lists (more lists under Summer Reading below):
Books for 3rd-5th grade Fairy Tale Lovers http://ow.ly/MmJa300irpy #BookList from @frankisibberson #kidlit
RA RA Read: Scary Stories from Beginning ( #PictureBooks ) to End (middle grade + #GraphicNovels ) http://ow.ly/9Un3300dm8W Jennifer Wharton
Ten “Comfort Food” Books/Series by Jennie Albrecht http://ow.ly/aPbG300dmwB @nerdybookclub #BookList
Diversity + Gender
On National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature @geneluenyang 's #ReadingWithoutWalls Challenge http://ow.ly/4oPL300iqJI @medinger
Guest Post @CynLeitichSmith | @leewind on Little Pickle Press’ 7 Steps To Changing Kids' Publishing… + Our World http://ow.ly/vL7f300kLHS
Challenging Gender Norms with “Boys Read Pink” Celebration http://ow.ly/eHj2300kQbc | The fabulous @MsYingling shares @sljournal #kidlit
Events + Programs
This sounds nice! Support Child #Literacy Via National #Readathon2016 Day, Sat. May 21, noon to 4 http://ow.ly/aOY5300lEHc @GalleyCat
SLJ Day of Dialog 2016 Recap: Chicago Edition! — @fuseeight http://ow.ly/JgpA300fBhj @RichardPeckAuth keynote + more
Empowering Parents to Increase #Literacy in the Home: PCHP Approach http://ow.ly/Cgq3300b7EL @parentchildhome @LEEandLOW @CynLeitichSmith
Growing Bookworms
Why every parent should read to their kids: vocabulary, listening skills + more http://ow.ly/LCka300dwMB @malbers2 @Salon via @tashrow
5 Ways School Librarians Can Meet Needs of Students in Poverty http://ow.ly/sNwv300ilAI @jenniferlagarde Be A Reading For Pleasure Evangelist
I covet this awesome Make Time for Reading clock from @Scholastic | Here are more pix: http://ow.ly/87B3300kSLM
Print at home #SummerReading Bookmarks to Color http://ow.ly/d4kI300iqzC from @momandkiddo
Higher Education
Why Free Speech Matters on Campus http://ow.ly/Aq6j300b5sF Purpose of college #education isn't to affirm student beliefs, but to expand @WSJ
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Guest Post @CynLeitichSmith | Jennifer Swanson on how authors can jump on #STEAM bandwagon http://ow.ly/jMlW300dm1T #nonfiction
Books are back. Only the technodazzled thought they would go away | Simon Jenkins http://ow.ly/uALp300dlNs @GuardianBooks
Parenting
#Bullying: Why Zero-Tolerance Doesn't Work http://ow.ly/sMsk300fDdO @HeatherShumaker reports on new @theNASEM report
We need to share our mistakes w/ kids so they know making mistakes is ok http://ow.ly/YmJJ300fA0V @Jonharper70bd @BAMRadioNetwork #MyBad16
The Decisions I Don’t Regret – One Parent’s Take On Impossible Choices http://ow.ly/95uX300bhZr @SheInTheCle via @ECEPolicyWorks
Mothers feel most stressed about #parenting when their kids are in middle school, study finds http://ow.ly/ugox300kHxv @WSJ
Beyond Firefighters, Doctors + Ballerinas: Inspiring Kids to Break the Mold http://ow.ly/Q8ud300ipWi @AndraAbramson @readingrainbow
Play
It's not "Wasting Paper" if kids are #learning /discovering /exploring http://ow.ly/ZVOk300b6LQ @sxwiley #PlayfulLearning
How to Re-think #Recess so that it's Accessible To Everyone? http://ow.ly/K2J1300gljL @LauraBarrEd #play #schools
The Privatization of Childhood #Play | the impact of formal playdates http://ow.ly/xgWS300kPqo @BigMeanInternet via @frankisibberson
On the benefits of giving kids choice | Choices allow children to #play in self-initiated ways http://ow.ly/7Hy1300kMcv @sxwiley #ECE
Schools and Libraries (inc. #EdTech)
16 Modern Realities Schools (and Parents) Need to Accept. Now. http://ow.ly/Jitj300dxqI @willrich45 @Medium #EdChat #EdTech
False promise of #EdTech in schools: "Technology may change quickly. Our brains don’t." http://ow.ly/oGwH300dxbA @DTWillingham @NYDailyNews
30 terrific (mainly UK) edu-tweeters you should follow per @InnovateMySchl http://ow.ly/VzVc300bgGA #EdTech #EdChat
Stop drugging #ADHD kids — and start teaching them to use their gifts http://ow.ly/kYZ4300b6eZ @petershankman @nypost via @drdouggreen
Heisman Trophy Winner: Physical #Education Saved My Life, we need to invest in PE http://ow.ly/E6jg300j1cU @HerschelWalker @educationweek
STEM
Code With Kids and See What Happens #hourofcode #edtech #edchat #caedchat http://ow.ly/1boC300iqaE TK-5 Principal @awelcome via @drdouggreen
Why Teaching #Math (through #Play ) to Preschoolers Makes Sense + ways to do it http://ow.ly/amqK300iwDP @easycda @BAMRadioNetwork #STEM
Summer Reading
Roundup of various #SummerReading Programs from @LiteracySpark http://ow.ly/4VF1300dmrNat Adventures in #Literacy Land
It's time for 2016 #SummerReading Recommendations from @HornBook http://ow.ly/vQtK300beFi Nice lists grouped by age, w/ printable PDF option
Kate DiCamillo’s Recommended #SummerReading for 2016 http://ow.ly/By7v300kKiz @booklistreader #kidlit
Integrating #Nonfiction into Your Summer Booktalking | Jennifer Wharton @sljournal http://ow.ly/lIgH300ldyn #kidlit
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