Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: Children's Book Week, May the 4th, and #KidLitCon
May 06, 2016
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Lots of events this week for some reason (maybe just because it's the first week of the month). Topics include Arbor Day, Children's Book Week, early readers, KidLitCon, play, National Readathon Day, poetry, graduation, Growing Bookworms, Teacher Appreciation Week, summer reading, teaching, student engagement, and testing.
Book Lists
Read Your Way Around the World With 50 Children's Books from different countries http://ow.ly/4nlq16 A @momandkiddo #BookList
This Month in Middle Grade, May 2016, quick reviews of > 10 titles from @mrskatiefitz http://ow.ly/4nlqrc #kidlit
Top Ten #YA Books That Address Teenage Suicide by @teachingfactor @nerdybookclub https://t.co/NANdXgAARG
#PictureBooks for Graduation Gifts http://ow.ly/4nnXdF #BookList from @housefullbkwrms #kidlit
Today on the #Cybils blog, an interview w/ Kevin Sands, @cybils winning author of THE BLACKTHORN KEY http://ow.ly/4nnZT1 #kidlit
Diversity + Gender
Why Socializing Girls to Be Perfect Could Be the Worst Thing For Them http://ow.ly/4nqX9F @MindShiftKQED #GrowthMindset @reshmasaujani
Events + Programs
Happy 97th Annual Children’s Book Week (May 2-8)! | @CBCBook http://ow.ly/4nlyd1 #CBW16 #KidLit
For #CBW16, The Top 100 Children's Books on @goodreads http://ow.ly/4nlyrf | From Aesop's Fables to A Wrinkle in Time #kidlit
Wishing all of my #Teacher friends a lovely Teacher Appreciation Week. Nice words of thanks from @pernilleripp https://t.co/SA7u7iXQIn
National #Readathon Day, May 21: Ice Cream, Grab Bags, + of Course, Books http://ow.ly/4no0es @sljournal @randomhousekids @ALALibrary
Children’s Literary Salon: The Art of Enthusiasm — @fuseeight w/ @100scopenotes @MrSchuReads + @colbysharp http://ow.ly/4nnVNs
Growing Bookworms
#RaisingReaders: The Quick and Easy Method (Guest Post @sunlitpages ) http://ow.ly/4nnZKA | Ignore your kids + let them have fart books
An April #Poetry Picnic for @mrskatiefitz + her daughters w/ links to various kid-friendly poems http://ow.ly/4nnWgP
One of the saddest things @literacious hears in the #library is “That’s a Baby Book!” http://ow.ly/4nqZiX #PictureBooks for all!
Kidlitosphere
Big news! #KidLitCon 2016 Registration and Call for Proposals are now open! http://ow.ly/4nl8Hc @book_nut @charlotteslib #kidlit
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
'Where The Red Fern Grows' Gets A New Cover To Celebrate Its 50+ Years In Print | @bustle http://ow.ly/4nnnZO @randomhousekids #kidlit
Can Boys Beat Girls in Reading? French study finds boys do better when they think #reading test is a game http://ow.ly/4no0JR @WSJ
On Reviewing Bad Books When You're Part of the Literary Community http://ow.ly/4nqY65 Balancing honesty + compassion @BookRiot
Parenting
Kids are social creatures. A few ways adults can encourage them to collaborate: http://ow.ly/4nsmhk @sxwiley @BAMRadioNetwork
"Study after study has found that too much praise does exactly the opposite of what we hope" http://ow.ly/4nqYMw @mrdad #GrowthMindset
Play/Outdoor Learning
Kindergartners get little time to #play. Why does it matter? http://ow.ly/4nfWyW Christopher Brown @ConversationUS via @DEY_Project
Intentionally Creating Rich #Play Spaces for Kids: Adventure Playgrounds and Nature http://ow.ly/4ng32y Bethany Todd + @LauraBarrEd
This is a sad post: Ana Menéndez Mourns Her Four-Year-Old’s Childhood http://ow.ly/4nqYqU @ECEPolicyWorks On the need for #play
Dramatic, pretend #play "is the work of early #literacy" http://ow.ly/4nsmQA @NotJustCute @BAMRadioNetwork
How can #OutdoorLearning boost pupil development + wellbeing | http://ow.ly/4nsjUs @GuardianTeach #PlayfulLearning
Schools and Libraries
On Student Engagement + Closing the Opportunity Gap | Focusing on gaps (vs passions) creates problems http://ow.ly/4nlrX3 @ReadByExample
Student Engagement + Closing the Opportunity Gap: An Action Plan at a Title I elem school, Part 1 @ReadByExample https://t.co/zL4NG9XacO
Student Engagement + Closing the Opportunity Gap: An Action Plan, Part 2 – http://ow.ly/4noqX0 @ReadByExample #EdChat
What Exactly is #SingaporeMath ? http://ow.ly/4nslJt Jen Rigsby @LauraBarrEd shares the scoop #STEM
7 Strategies Educators Can Use to Think Like An Innovator http://ow.ly/4nslwL @DavidGeurin #EdChat
Summer Reading
.@Scholastic Brings #SummerReading to Communities Nationwide w/ 1st-Ever, 10,000 Mile "Summer Reading Road Trip" http://ow.ly/4nlyLJ
Testing
Is Michigan really going to start having kindergartners take #StandardizedTests ? http://ow.ly/4nfVHx @valeriestrauss @washingtonpost
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