Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: July 14: Reading Choice, Bookish Desserts, and Writing Resources
July 14, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics for this very light week include #audiobooks, #GrowthMindset, #ReadAloud, #STEM, #SummerReading, funny books, growing bookworms, libraries, reading, reading choice, schools, special education, and writing.
Growing Bookworms / Summer Reading
Light and Silly Books Make Good
#SummerReading for younger kids @Scholastic via @tashrow #kidlit https://t.co/UGHYUbnKzd
How to #ReadAloud to a Child That Won’t Sit Still | @EverydayReading @ReadBrightly ow.ly/AChv30dwm6Z #GrowingBookworms
In Defense of Free Choice Independent #Reading | @teachermantrav ow.ly/FTrH30dys4n | "Our students are counting on us" https://t.co/SnPxBliUWW
Giving kids #reading choice: "kids need to learn to read for fun rather than what’s required of them" @literacious https://t.co/XtcaNzfShm
Roundup of sources for downloading
#audiobooks for you & your kids for #SummerReading from @maryannscheuer ow.ly/DCt130dzoa3
Why We Don't Do #SummerReading at the Public #Library, by librarian @mrskatiefitz ow.ly/3aCA30dznRh | similar reasons in my house
Growth Mindset / Learning
My Son Is In #SpecialEd And I Want Him To Be Challenged : Margaret Gilmour @npr_ed ow.ly/6gmi30dzqIZ #GrowthMindset #grit
A stressed-out childhood could seriously ruin your kid’s brain | @AP @nypost @AmerAcadPeds via @drdouggreen https://t.co/RwC9ddR2bz
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Shari’s Berries’ 20 Desserts Inspired By Children’s Books –
@Lauri14o ow.ly/f47Z30dsXVL #kidlit
Teachers: great roundup of #writing resources for your classroom from @MrsPstorytime ow.ly/5JTp30dvjMs @joshfunkbooks @Tales2Go+ more
7 Tips for How to Read Faster (and Still Understand What You Read) | @mental_floss ow.ly/QXZ830dzrI8 #reading
#Reading Discussion from @op_booklover : Finding Connections Between (Otherwise Dissimilar) Books https://t.co/ZXfSMjf0vQ
STEM
#Math Books for Kids: The Truth is Out There — @fuseeight | #BookList #MathicalAward #STEM ow.ly/QrEa30dBssy
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