Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: January 6: The #Cybils Finalists, #ScreenTime + Book Controversies
January 06, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage (plus a couple of links from last week, when I did not post very much and did not do a roundup). Topics this week include: #arts, #BookLists, #DiverseBooks, #GrowthMindset, #math, #RaisingReaders, easy readers, growing bookworms, reading, screentime, teaching, the Cybils Awards, and The Snowy Day.
Awards + Book Lists
The 2016 #cybils finalists are here!! http://ow.ly/TJST307AP21 | Check out these well-written and kid-friendly titles, by category
#Cybils blog: 2016 Finalists: What’s Being Said | Some of our favorite reactions from authors, publishers, etc. http://ow.ly/97z2307J9jS
31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 31 – The Best #PictureBooks of 2016 — @FuseEight w/ links to another 30 #BookLists #kidlit http://ow.ly/Is0D307CRRw
A Final Review Round-Up of Books for Beginning Readers from @mrskatiefitz http://ow.ly/hUCS307CRtT #EasyReaders #ChapterBooks #kidlit
Diversity
The PC Police Crack Down on . . . Kids Books | Meghan Cox Gurdon @WSJ calls for creative space for #DiverseBooks https://t.co/KC1ucqNL4F
A Renaissance of Children’s Literature re: quality + recognition of #DiverseBooks says @literacious #kidlit https://t.co/cBbPVTFJmK
‘We need diverse books,’ they said. And now a group’s dream is coming to fruition. #DiverseBooks @washingtonpost http://ow.ly/bVRU307JD1q
E-Books + Screens
Science Says You Should Still Keep #Reading Print Books Over #e-Books | @good via @drdouggreen https://t.co/0wTQH5BsEq
Toddlers + Touchscreens: What Does the Research Actually Say? @MarnieKaplan @bellwethered @LarryCuban @drdouggreen https://t.co/dvzLR1PRZX
Growing Bookworms
Easy Ways to Get Your Kids (by age range) to #Read More This Year @ImaginationSoup @ReadBrightly | Under-schedule! http://ow.ly/N0mg307H68a
Three Keys to Creating Successful #Reading Experiences for less than avid readers from @pernilleripp http://ow.ly/6ABt307H128 | Patience!
5 Reasons to Try #Audiobooks with Kids from @growingbbb http://ow.ly/vqVe307IRAm | e.g. #5 Adds more #ReadAloud time into your child's day
Growth Mindset
Pokemon Go Helps #Teachers Develop a #GrowthMindset | a reminder to try learning from kids by @mssackstein https://t.co/5m1Tl5KSXq
Kidlitosphere
Morning Notes: #kidlit news from @100scopenotes | I WANT the #SnowyDay stamps coming soon http://ow.ly/5cTE307H4Vo
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
What #kidlit will survive 100 years from now? David Thorpe reflects on #LittleHouse + #GreenGables http://ow.ly/6bHJ307H4BR @AwfullyBigBlog
I can heartily agree with some of @mrskatiefitz 's 2016 #Kidlit #Reading Pet Peeves http://ow.ly/A25f307s3R0 - esp. "prescriptive + preachy"
ParentingUnplugged Ideas to Keep Kids Busy (+ connect with them) While You Cook Dinner from @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/NSkh307H4pd #parenting
Schools and Libraries
Four concepts to help #teachers in Moving from a Classroom of Kids to a Community of #Learners | @bethhill2829 https://t.co/h3artQvBvS
STEAM
The #arts help kids with #math, critical thinking + fine motor |Cory Rosenberg @MotherNatureNet http://ow.ly/pKJP307CS3M via @drdouggreen
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