Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: August 19: #BackToSchool Edition
August 19, 2016
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics during this relatively light week have shifted from last week's plethora of #BookLists to a focus on schools and libraries. Other topics include: #KidLitCon, classroom libraries, college, Cybils Awards, dollhouses, early readers, ebooks, literacy, playful learning, read aloud, and Sir Ken Robinson.
Book Lists
10 (Non-Preachy) Life Lessons Found in the Pages of Middle-Grade Fiction by @MelissaRoske @nerdybookclub http://ow.ly/GOSk303mD6v #kidlit
A Stranger Things-Inspired #BookList | Eerie, Creepy Books for Kids — @FuseEight #kidlit http://ow.ly/3RGI303mDBn
Cybils
#Cybils + #KidLitCon stalwarts @tanita_s_davis + @MsYingling talk Tanita's coming-of-age/tween novels @sljournal http://ow.ly/c4Nx303kNWp
A Head's Up that The 2016 #Cybils Awards are coming soon! #kidlit #BookAwards #PureFun http://ow.ly/o2Nb303glBg
Events + Programs
#BooksWithBarbers program encourages #reading (esp for African-American boys) in barbershops @thestate via @tashrow https://t.co/KVQHJ4yMLE
Growing Bookworms
Some thoughts on Classic Beginning Readers and whether they are still useful or relevant at Guessing Geisel http://ow.ly/YjQN303go16 #kidlit
Why we need to #ReadAloud to struggling #readers by @measuredmom http://ow.ly/jrns303bTyz | "It shows them that the struggle is worth it"
Early #Literacy Around the House: The Kitchen (recipes, cooking shows, etc) by @mrskatiefitz http://ow.ly/s1s9303bTn6
Tough times out there? Here’s why #reading with your kids is more important than ever by @amyjoyce_berg http://ow.ly/w3h3303bSIC @tashrow
The Hurdles and Joys of #RaisingReaders by @LisaYee1 @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/6m1Q303ngJX #FlashlightReading
Kidlitosphere
My favorite thing in today's Fusenews @fuseeight is photos inspired by THIS IS MY DOLLHOUSE http://ow.ly/Fmk7303gn8v
Just a note that the program for #KidLitCon is shaping up nicely + will be posted soon. It's going to be great! https://t.co/Ov8wHZz3ty
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Thoughts on #Reading Analog (esp. for deeper reading) in a Digital World by @ReadByExample @nerdybookclub https://t.co/pobF9LqHC4
The Three Robbers by @TomiUngerer + #moral-free children's books http://ow.ly/Z5zp303ik1K by Mark O'Connell @Slate #kidlit
5 Ways To Keep #Books Relevant in a world full of online distraction by @Mylifeonawhim @HuffingtonPost http://ow.ly/fHfR303mxvJ via @tashrow
Parenting + Play (or Lack Thereof)
10 Ways to Motivate Your Kid to Learn w/ focus on joy of discovery, unstructured #play, #learning styles http://ow.ly/Z6aP303g8WO @Scholastic
Wondering why adults don't spend more time physically, creatively #playing http://ow.ly/NgA5303bUca Ruth Hatfield @AwfullyBigBlog
Depressing: The dark side of Silicon Valley, according to a teen who grew up there @businessinsider @Quora #RatRace
Schools and Libraries
How to Create a Culture For Valuable #Learning rather than conformity + compliance http://ow.ly/TsDG303fZVF @SirKenRobinson @MindShiftKQED
On using a "gradual release" policy for a 1st grade #classroom #library by Bitsy Parks @ChoiceLiteracy http://ow.ly/S6pB303d0yz
The importance of curating / weeding your #classroom #library by @katsok http://ow.ly/uQBg303d0oS @ChoiceLiteracy
How to create a positive (not incentive-based) #reading culture in your #school by Waheeda Simjee @tes http://ow.ly/xO3w303cZJa
OpEd: America desperately needs to redefine ‘college and career ready’ - @dintersmith via @drdouggreen http://ow.ly/kOZi303bT5r #education
Who would have though? Finland’s Hot New #Karaoke Bar Is a Public #Library | @SmithsonianMag via @tashrow https://t.co/rHb6zrRShG
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