Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: Gendered Reading, Growing Bookworms, #SummerReading + #BookADay
May 27, 2016
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include book lists, book covers, verse novels, gendered reading, diverse books, #EdTech, #BookADay, #STEM, growing bookworms, summer reading, schools, libraries, play, author visits, math, therapy dogs, re-reading, bookstores, and parenting.
One Personal Link
This is neat. My blog post On the Virtues of Not Overscheduling Kids is being featured today @BAMRadioNetwork http://ow.ly/iVlu300xjTx #play
Book Lists + Awards
Announcing the Biggest + Best New Award in Children’s Literature: The Undies — per @100scopenotes + @CarterHiggins http://ow.ly/b4ji300xhkm
Enchanting New Fairy Books + Fairy #Booklist from @rebeccazdunn http://ow.ly/Z3Zn300Cqel #kidlit
On the #Cybils blog: #BookList Fun: Women in the Spotlight / performers who broke barriers http://ow.ly/Sl3c300Cquc by @AnnettePimentel
#SummerReading: #BookLists and Tips for Every Age (preK to adult) from @ReadBrightlyEditors http://ow.ly/Bckk300Az1G
Non-didactic Children's Books about characters w/ Special Needs / differences http://ow.ly/mQ3Y300uIWa @momandkiddo #BookList #kidlit
Jean Little Library: RA RA Read: Quick Reads: Books in Verse for Elementary and Middle Grade http://ow.ly/MIAp300sAGA #kidlit #poetry
Diversity + Gender
How “Girl Books” Could Save the World (if we could get more boys to read them) by Jen Malone http://ow.ly/v2M6300sAvx @nerdybookclub #kidlit
How One Woman Is Helping Black Kids See Themselves In Books via subscription boxes http://ow.ly/XSw1300q0IJ @_TARYNitUP @HuffingtonPost
MIRRORS, WINDOWS AND . . . PENGUINS and the motivation behind LILY AND DUNKIN http://ow.ly/Rqrz300CpN5 @DGephartWrites @nerdybookclub #kidlit
EdTech
What a Decade of #Education Research Tells Us About Tech in the Hands of Underserved Students http://ow.ly/cmLv300sB4e @EdSurge @drdouggreen
Educators: Connect Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself! http://ow.ly/eDhq300uI8U @bethhill2829 on why social media networks help in #education
Events + Programs
Good news! It's time for the 8th Annual #bookaday Challenge by @donalynbooks http://ow.ly/UuXH300xo28 #SummerReading #kidlit
Growing Bookworms
Therapy Dogs Work Wonders for Struggling Readers http://ow.ly/Af5N300xPv1 @sljournal #literacy
Tips on #RaisingReaders in the digital age, a Guest Post by @randallde http://ow.ly/UBgv300AF3a @MrSchuReads
Parents – How to Help Your Child Love #Reading Over the Summer http://ow.ly/eo08300vA6u | Great advice from @pernilleripp #SummerReading
What Every Teacher of Reading Should Do According to @pernilleripp 's Students http://ow.ly/uI8H300sz6T | Book talks, choice + more
Good advice here: 4 Mistakes I Made Trying to Raise a Middle School Reader http://ow.ly/vTdl300q1MN @Bookopolis @ReadBrightly
On helping kids to find the books that interest them to hook them on #reading @Catherine_D2013 @nerdybookclub https://t.co/C6msszMc2r
Kidlitosphere
Various tidbits of #kidlit interest in Fusenews: The occasional library-centric “unruly pleasure” http://ow.ly/Muwm300uIJA @fuseeight
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
I do like this idea: Host a Silent #Reading Party in 7 Easy Steps http://ow.ly/U5Tm300vnMp @BookRiot I would add wine for mine! #introversion
Must-read for book-lovers from @aquafortis on The Comfort of #Rereading http://ow.ly/Fwkn300uLqQ What are your favorite re-reads?
Author Nicola Morgan explains why she expects/needs/deserves to be paid her speaker fees http://ow.ly/F6yz300szfD @AwfullyBigBlog
'People are hungry for real bookstores': Judy Blume on why US indie booksellers are thriving http://ow.ly/9k2n300sy3q @GuardianBooks
Parenting
To Help Kids Thrive, Coach Their Parents (+ teachers) to have better interactions w/ kids http://ow.ly/v9Bl300vq6X @nytimes #parenting
Play
Now this is a place kids can #PLAY | Check Out the 57-Foot Mega Slide and More at Governors Island http://ow.ly/9H4f300xye0 @mommypoppins
Summer Bucket list: things we did as kids that we should share w/ our kids today: picnics, kites, + more http://ow.ly/tAti300xxGW @POPSUGAR
Why #Play Matters — No Matter How Old You Are http://ow.ly/BCpS300vpH9 @rolland_rg on @cogwbur via @litsafari
Schools and Libraries
Small Ideas for a Better Organized Classroom Library from @pernilleripp http://ow.ly/xoU7300q2yd #reading #schools
Tips for librarians to make sure they are supporting outside paid performers' work http://ow.ly/3EZw300ACtJ @mrskatiefitz
An Open Letter to School Boards Everywhere on the importance of school #libraries + certified #librarians http://ow.ly/C8CJ300CJRm @sljournal
STEM
How A Strengths-Based Approach to #Math Redefines Who Is ‘Smart’ http://ow.ly/pTVT300xwGA @Kschwart @MindShiftKQED #STEM
Your Brain Has A Delete Button-- How To Use It (think about what's important to you) http://ow.ly/TI1L300uJUN @FastCompany via @drdouggreen
2016 Maker Faire Bay Area Highlights from @mamasmiles http://ow.ly/KIoE300szAJ w/ links to #educational tools, kits, crafts + #STEM
Examples of #Math #Play in the classroom from @sxwiley http://ow.ly/x2Db300q2Qn Coins, sorting, shapes, games + more
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