Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: June 15: #BookAccess, #OwnVoices, #LoveOfReading + Enjoying Summer
June 15, 2018
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #AchievementGap, #BookLists, #ChildDevelopment, #curiosity, #GraphicNovels, #gratitude, #GrowingBookworms, #IntrinsicMotivation, #OwnVoices, #parenting, #play, #ReadAloud, #reading, #rewards, #teaching, Bill Gates, Donalyn Miller, and libraries.
Top Tweet of the Week
Must read: "much of what we describe as the “achievement gap” is caused by differential access to books... Kids need books everywhere. They need
#SchoolLibraries, #ClassroomLibraries, #HomeLibraries + public #libraries." @jenniferlagarde @donalynbooks https://t.co/wYJkWe22No
Book Lists
50+ #ReadAloud Chapter Books (to add to your #PictureBook reading) good for Preschoolers + 3 Year Olds, #BookList from @momandkiddo https://t.co/v3OFirzDlD
A Mighty Girl's Ultimate Guide to Girl-Empowering #GraphicNovels for Kids | ow.ly/4Rpi30kpHgg | #BookList #kidlit | Most of my daughter's faves are here
Diversity + Gender
Summing up a recent #OwnVoices Controversy in #kidlit #publishing @pragmaticmom ow.ly/osgb30kpIcD | @GoodMenProject
Where Boys Outperform Girls in #Math: Rich, White and Suburban Districts - (girls outperform boys on English tests either way) @clairecm + @KevinQ @UpshotNYT ow.ly/ueCw30kv1Rd #testing #schools
Events + Programs
Very cool: Bill Gates is giving a digital copy of the book FACTFULNESS (which I read b/c of his rec + really enjoyed) to all US college students graduating this spring: ow.ly/ER9A30koxpN
@BookRiot
Growing Bookworms / Summer Reading
On creating #readers: "if we have not made a concerted effort to create life-long readers when they leave our system, perhaps we have failed in our ultimate goal", w/ questions for #literacy leaders @palmeram @ReadByExample https://t.co/XkwcP7MD0S
Make Room For Both Types of #IndependentReading – @pernilleripp urges #teachers to give kids true free choice, unrestricted #reading time so that they learn to LOVE reading ow.ly/xlA230kteVl | May all of my daughter's future teachers know this
#ReadingAloud — The Greatest Gift Your Kids Will Give You | @rosswelford @ReadBrightly ow.ly/2r8Z30kv2Zb #Parenting
"I’ve learned that if I can keep my eye on the big goal of creating lifelong #readers, I can’t rush them through this stage (choosing series books vs. "good" books). It is a critical stage in the life of a reader" @frankisibberson @ChoiceLiteracy ow.ly/sXFa30kqEl8
Thoughts from
@bvam on the benefits of #SummerReading, w/ #BookList designed to keep it FUN ow.ly/Dlhx30kowEx #kidlit #mglit [Her book Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls is super-fun too]
Kidlitosphere
Fusenews: A Giant Dance Party Changes Nothing (but it is fun) — @fuseeight has various #kidlit tidbits to share ow.ly/KXKF30kpHoY
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
The Lion, the Witch + the Wardrobe voted the children’s book most UK adults want to read again, beating out The Secret Garden | @Independent ow.ly/Spqj30kpHvm | 2/3 of adults agree #reading in bed helps w/ sleep
Your Brain on #Reading (Why Your Brain Needs You to Read Every Day) by @ThomasOppong @Medium ow.ly/874B30kqH6w | brain connectivity, more fluid reasoning, emotional intelligence + more
Read a book --- it could save your sanity » Study of 15k+ seniors found #readers' risk of developing dementia was significantly lower than non-readers ow.ly/9YAG30kpHDa @MobyLives via @tashrow
Parenting
A Family Guide to Surviving the Summer by
@raisinghappines | Creating new routines, limiting #ScreenTime + raising expectations for chores sound right to me ow.ly/ZSas30kqGYm #parenting
How to not melt the couch, and other life skills to teach your kids this summer - Karen Weese @washingtonpost ow.ly/iGer30kqv0Z | This is a pretty good, if ambitious, list ranging from how to iron to how to be a good guest | #Parenting
The Perils Of Pushing Kids Too Hard, And How Parents Can Learn To Back Off | @AubreyNPRFood + @NPRJane @MindShiftKQED ow.ly/Ze7G30krXbu | #Parenting #anxiety #teens
Mr. Rogers's Simple Set of 9 Rules for Talking to Young Kids - Maxwell King @TheAtlantic ow.ly/8J6w30kqHsF - #parenting #FredRogers #ChildDevelopment
How to Improve Verbal Communication With Your Child: "3) Read Together — Even When They Can Read Themselves. It is impossible to overstate the importance" of this ow.ly/BFmt30kv1H3 @mamasmiles #Parenting #ReadAloud
Schools and Libraries
Why Every Kinder and 1st-Grade School Day Should Begin with Inquiry + Imaginative #Play by Olivia Wahl @HeinemannPub @Medium ow.ly/qcGd30kpInZ | Referencing @RDinnerstein @BillMurphyJr @ECEPolicyWorks
Beyond the Comfort Zone:
#MiddleSchool Language Arts #Teacher @CRushLevine on how she gets buy-in from #parents before letting kids reads books w/ controversial content ow.ly/CWRb30kqvoI @ChoiceLiteracy
Noticing the Good Stuff in the #Classroom: A Suggested Practice | @edifiedlistener @cultofpedagogy ow.ly/roln30krXpL | Share a #WoWWmoment | #teaching #gratitude
Don't Use Gimmicks to Motivate Students - they take away #IntrinsicMotivation - strive to inspire autonomy instead, says @GleasonCMP @educationweek ow.ly/PbE630kqHzg #Rewards #teaching
It's Time to End Mandated Summer Assignments - @mssackstein rounds up ideas for promoting #curiosity + #LoveOfReading instead https://t.co/BLQ86Dp8Rg
If This Is the End of Average, What Comes Next? | @DTWillingham raises concerns w/ conclusions in @ltoddrose book re: #PersonalizedLearning ow.ly/JokE30ks6es @EdSurge
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