Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: March 10: Palindromes, #WorldBookDay + Rock Star #Librarians
March 10, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookLists, #DiverseBooks, #KidLitCon, #OwnVoices, book awards, Children's Book Week, children's literady, growing bookworms, International Women's Day, librarians, nonfiction, play, reading choice, social media, teaching, Women's History Month, and World Book Day.
Book Lists + Awards
2017 Children’s + Teen Choice Book Awards Finalists from @CBCBook via @tashrow http://ow.ly/A3US309DLse #kidlit
Fun with Palindromes for Kids | #BookList from @housefullbkwrms https://t.co/0O0pHXuXkl
Telling Her Story: 60 New Books for #WomensHistoryMonth | A biography #BookList from @amightygirl
Top 10 Historical Fiction Titles to Encourage #Diverse Understanding of the Past by Rebecca Redinger @nerdybookclub https://t.co/c5YQdXEs1T
For #IWD2017 @alybee930 shares #nonfiction on women who contributed to the fields of #math + early programming http://ow.ly/vnJv309Iuam
Diversity
The #OwnVoices Gap in African-American Children's Books, shown via graph by @CCBCwisc http://ow.ly/7pR1309GD86 #kidlit #DiverseBooks
Amplifying Diversity: @medinger recommends that reviews look at Small Presses for #DiverseBooks + #OwnVoices http://ow.ly/jxV5309KXaF #kidlit
Events + Programs
Announcing the 2017 Children’s Book Week Bookmarks Reveal — @fuseeight @CBCBook #kidlit http://ow.ly/bR17309G6YC #CBW17
For #WorldBookDay @ToysRUs surveyed 1500 parents about kids + #reading | 52% say reading is a fave hobby for kids http://ow.ly/uXuU309z2sH
#WorldBookDay gives many UK children first chance to buy their own book | @GuardianBooks via @PWKidsBookshelf https://t.co/3UGbb9YKwA
Recommending #STEM Trailblazer Bios series for International Women's Day by @MaryAnnScheuer http://ow.ly/vUw4309IuZU #IWD2017 #nonfiction
Children's books and chocolate - a match made in heaven: Save the Date for #KidLitCon 2017, Nov. 3-4 in Hershey, PA http://ow.ly/U3ik309AiOD
Colombia Garbage Collector Rescues Books From The Trash For Low-Income Kids | @HuffingtonPost via @PWKidsBookshelf https://t.co/dfCSjF5gRt
NFL Players Visited #Schools to #TackleReading for #ReadAcrossAmerica Day | @KathrynStarke @ReadItForward https://t.co/JGrM8Ic0fR
Growing Bookworms
A Look at Expository Literature + the kids who need access to it to develop a love of #reading @mstewartscience https://t.co/273HL3OXJs
When #Reading Speed Matters for Kids (+ when it doesn't) by @RodriguezCindyL @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/QyoD309IT1O #LearningToRead
To Raise a Reader, parents should #ReadAloud to their children, says @ReadByExample w/ benefits list https://t.co/7jjQfMcLhV
Some heartening quotes from @CarrieGelson's #students that she show she IS growing #LifeLongReaders https://t.co/NGHlATzqIB
I was also heartened by the positive response of @katsok's students to the magic of a classroom #ReadAloud novel http://ow.ly/r3dR309IuA1
This @HornBook post by @LauraAWoollett on Bonding (w/ baby) w/ books well resonate w/ MANY book-loving moms http://ow.ly/V8VL309Ivwy #reading
Good advice: Tailor the #literacy activity to the interests of the kid: #RaisingReaders tip from @JGCanada https://t.co/IN71IDEglC
Look to #literary role models: Insight from the Kids & Family Reading Report | @Scholastic http://ow.ly/M4KM309KYGe #KFRR #RaisingReaders
Miscellaneous
Nice: "if we just sit back + allow ourselves to be open beautiful moments come to us" @Jonharper70bd @BAMRadioNetwork https://t.co/dnyzoMBy5M
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
On the dangers of "The #PictureBook (title) Earworm" — @fuseeight [e.g. So Happy Together] http://ow.ly/s0uV309ItxX
The Rock Star #Librarians Who Choose What Kids Read @WSJ @MrSchuReads @100scopenotes @MatthewWinner @colbysharp https://t.co/QGd1NkCkl0
Why "Rock Star Librarian" is an Oxymoron, response to recent @WSJ piece from @alliejanebruce @ReadWhileWhite http://ow.ly/yXSb309G4Un
Play
Children Love Playgrounds! Discover #Learning Through #Play | Cause and Effect, Perseverance + more @mamasmiles https://t.co/UH39KK19fP
Schools and Libraries
In Favor of the #SlowLearning Movement. By doing less extra stuff in class, kids are #learning more @pernilleripp https://t.co/HIlGpLUbv2
How #MakerMindsets Can Be An Easy Fit For Rural #Schools @LeahabShaffer @MindShiftKQED http://ow.ly/2cMe309KYiq #STEM #MakerED
Better ELA #teaching yields better math performance in subsequent years. But not vice versa. @DTWillingham http://ow.ly/nt5j309DLhp #schools
Social Media
I agree with the ideas in 3 Ways to Build Your Network (authentic sharing) by @gcouros http://ow.ly/XG2f309GbQo #IMMOOC #SocialMedia #PLN
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