Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: March 31: Family #Reading, Book Nerds, and #OutdoorLearning
March 31, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics in this relatively brief edition include #BookLists, #ReadingAloud, #STEM, college, early childhood education, learning to read, love of books, parenting, play, raising readers, reading, reading choice, and teaching.
Book Lists
5 Fantastic Books for Young Scientists,
#BookList @GeekMomBlog | Must have #RosieRevere Project Book for my daughter https://t.co/UFowNf51Mb
Best Books to Inspire Your Sports-Obsessed Kids to Read, a @momandkiddo #BookList ow.ly/n9gy30aj9k7 #kidlit
Favorite #GraphicNovels for Girls Ages 6 and Up, #BookList from @pragmaticmom ow.ly/vLpv30aenUs | Good ideas here for my near 7 y.o.
Events + Programs
Engaging Dads in Early Childhood Ed Programs: getting past obstacles + into the #classroom @easycda @BAMRadioNetwork https://t.co/Ee9xmEAh4I
Giftedness
Drawing, #Giftedness & Seeing the World Differently by @TrevorHCairney ow.ly/5N5430apnKC #learning
Growing Bookworms
A reminder from life-long avid reader
@mrslevin11 that adults should let kids read for enjoyment ow.ly/tN0330aj9yy @nerdybookclub
The Challenge of Teaching College Kids Who Hate #Reading (after being turned off in HS) @MargaretKWrites @BookRiot https://t.co/6ockqxomGx
What happens when you teach children to make inferences while reading? @DTWillingham ow.ly/hwp630ajbc2 #RaisingReaders
The Joy of #ReadingAloud as a family - video chat from @sunlitpages + @SuzanneTanner16 w/ book recommendations https://t.co/Qgf6iJLCOy
What Kids Learn About Books from Watching Your Example | Modeling the joy of #reading ow.ly/XxY630anVSE Edward Viljoen @ReadBrightly
Despite a couple of tech changes, “Unlucky Arithmetic: Thirteen Ways to Raise a Nonreader” @HornBook still relevant ow.ly/Qk7c30anc4V
Kidlitosphere
Updated: The Complete Listing of All Public Children’s Literature Statues in the United States @FuseEight #kidlit ow.ly/3fFe30al89r
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Love this! Confessions of a Book Nerd
@Scholastic via @MrsPstorytime |"I use WAY too many Harry Potter references" ow.ly/H4GI30aeni3
9 Ways to Spread #Kindness Through Books + #Reading from @growingbbb ow.ly/EWX730aekn5 | Leave a book for someone, + more
Stories can change our brains + sharing stories w/ kids builds bonds - Hilary Hawkes @AwfullyBigBlog ow.ly/Qlbn30anbDm #ReadAloud
Play + Movement
Believe in the power of
#OutdoorLearning + #play? Sign up for @OutdoorClassDay May 18 ow.ly/9mMy30aeos6 via @CathPrisk
An Unexpected Consequence for Kids Who Sit Too Much: Lack of body + spatial awareness @raepica1 @BAMRadioNetwork https://t.co/AAh6krtQOI
Schools and Libraries
The Way We Teach
#Math (w/ emphasis on speed vs. thinking) Is Holding Women Back says @joboaler @lifemotto ow.ly/HM5R30apFTf #STEM
Yes! @pernilleripp says job is not to shape the opinions of #students, but to offer them a chance to create opinions https://t.co/yWfAeZ6tqj
Good stuff here: On the Need for Getting Rid of #Homework and how @pernilleripp manages her classes without it https://t.co/K5jPkOKCzx
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