Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: June 8: The Marshmallow Test, Summer #BookLists + #FreeRangeKids

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include: #BookAccess, #BookLists, #GrowingBookworms, #GrowthMindset, #KidLitCon, #LoveOfBooks, #math, #OwnVoices, #play, #PoetryFriday, #SummerReading, #SummerSlide, #TeachersWrite, boys and reading, libraries, parenting, reading, willpower, and writing.

Top Tweet of the Week

The Marshmallow Test: What Does It Really Measure? @JessicaCalarco @TheAtlantic responds to larger follow-up study suggesting affluence rather than willpower matters https://t.co/zaZcGLpd3y [One of my most popular links ever.]

Book Lists

#SummerReading 2018: #BookList for Preschool, TK + Kindergarten (ages 4-5) from @MaryAnnScheuer (w/ links to other lists by age - follow Mary Ann's blog to see those) ow.ly/GFn930klX76

30 Mighty Girl Books About Summertime Adventure, Growth, & Discovery | #BookList from @amightygirl ow.ly/4tQW30klWYv | I bet boys would like these too | #BookList #SummerReading

Diversity + Gender

This: Expanding Empathy: Boys should be reading "Girl" Books says @HeatherShumaker ow.ly/KMYe30kiKni | "We shortchange boys and underestimate them when we don’t expose boys to stories with girl main characters"

Research on #Diversity in Youth Literature, coedited by @readingspark + Gabrielle Atwood Halko, is a new “peer-reviewed, online, open-access journal,” ow.ly/Dhy030kowaj via @RogerReads #DiverseBooks

A Closer Look at 2017 Latinx #OwnVoices Books from @CCBCwisc ow.ly/7dbk30kiKiY | #DiverseBooks

Events, Programs, and Research

The Incredibles to use superpowers for #Library Card Sign-up Month in September | @ALALibrary ow.ly/OuS430klXDY #LibraryCardSignUp | @DisneyPixar @TheIncredibles

Interesting new results re: the '30 Million Word Gap' | Larger studies find much smaller gap + some would prefer to remove 'deficit thinking' of gap-focused mindset @anya1anya @MindShiftKQED https://t.co/ECU6CzzWUd

Lots of food for thought here: The "Debunking" of Hart & Risley (30 million word gap) and How We Use #Science - @DTWillingham ow.ly/PAva30kkRx1

#TeachersWrite, community of #teachers, #librarians, #authors who believe people who write can teach #writing more effectively, has 2018 virtual summer writing camp ow.ly/lWMh30ki85L @KateMessner via @CynLeitichSmith

Teachers: Prepare your class for the 10th annual @MrsPstorytime K-4 #Writing contest. This year's theme is Heroes (human or animal) https://t.co/t3G3L2GWYf

Growing Bookworms / #SummerReading

RT @MrsPStorytime: Need tips for #SummerReading ? I've gathered up so many FREE resources and activities to share with you! https://t.co/pig0jzD2jI

This post brought a little tear to my eye: How @pernilleripp + her team Gave Every 7th grade Student a Book on the Last Day of School ow.ly/Fdqk30kntmC #GrowingBookworms #YA #LoveOfBooks #teaching

Here's another teacher taking solid action to encourage #LoveOfReading in the classroom: Learn more about @ProjectLITComm in @HumResPro podcast @jarredamato https://t.co/YqCNzlK0z7

Strategies for Building A Culture of Independent #Reading in a 9th Grade English Class | @JenRoberts1 ow.ly/SkOl30kkQNH | #LoveOfBooks #LoveOfReading

Digital Device + Free Texts = Reading All Summer Long by @ClareandTammy @nerdybookclub ow.ly/B4au30ki6j4 #SummerReading #BookAccess

For #teachers thinking ahead to next year, here's a guide from founder @heisereads on Getting Started with #classroombookaday ow.ly/Z8ZN30ki6bJ #ReadAloud

How To Find Good Children's Books: The Best Tips and Tricks from @momandkiddo ow.ly/qhMc30knb4E | #BookAwards, professional #BookReview sites, + more | #kidlit

#SummerReading Challenge for Kids — 2018 Edition | Ideas from @ReadBrightly + @MelissaAndDoug for making #reading a fun adventure ow.ly/tPhj30kouF4 | Read a #graphicnovel then draw your own in chalk

Kidlitosphere

Announcing the #KidLitCon19 Poster, designed by Isabel Roxas! @studioroxas ow.ly/Mh9z30kiKqW #KidLitCon @pragmaticmom @charlotteslib

Hey there bloggers, here's a call for #PoetryFriday Roundup Hosts from @MaryLeeHahn ow.ly/fLh530ki5Ih #poetry #kidlit

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

The Endless Possibilities of Story & #Literature : 3 ways #reading + story change lives from @TrevorHCairney ow.ly/ajQs30kkPGy

Guest Post @CynLeitichSmith : @Barbaradee2 on Keeping it #MiddleGrade: Handling Tough Topics in #kidlit Fiction ow.ly/JeQ930koufR | "First, don't be depressing"

Parenting + Play

Why Children Aren't Behaving, And What You Can Do About It : @NPRCoryTurner interviews author @KatherineLewis ow.ly/SPb830kjzpG | #Parenting #SelfRegulation #play #AvoidingRewards

The Overprotected American Child: Parents + communities are figuring out ways to give their children more independence + become more self-reliant adults ow.ly/me2F30kj6CJ @andreaapetersen @WSJ

What Kind Of Parent Are You: Carpenter Or Gardener? | @MindShiftKQED shares @NPR interview w/ @AlisonGopnik ow.ly/iagV30ki5wO | #parents often focus too much on who their kids will be as adults

An Overlooked Skill in #Aging: How to Have Fun - It's not just kids who benefit from more #play | @clare_ansberry @WSJ ow.ly/6BtF30kkEEa #Retirement #OutdoorPlay #longevity

Schools and Libraries

Interesting discussion @middleweb on idea of opening #SchoolLibraries to slow the #SummerSlide ow.ly/RIob30kjzcr #schools #literacy @ValentinaESL

3 Reasons for #Schools to Recognize Effort and Growth Over Achievement and Outcomes ow.ly/850030kiKk3 @DavidGeurin #AwardsPrograms #GrowthMindset

How #FlexibleSeating Is Increasing #Student Engagement, w/ implementation tips @CalliWrights @mind_research https://t.co/bBg5kvS7ds

STEM

Neat idea: How To Bake ∏ (Pi): An Edible Exploration (w/ #recipes for #baking) of the #Mathematics of Mathematics by @DrEugeniaCheng | Thoughts on the book from @drdouggreen ow.ly/jP1A30klXil | #math #STEM

Latinx + African-American #students less likely to pass advanced #math, #science classes according to recent @usedgov data @carolynjones100 @EdSource @mercnews ow.ly/AXEy30klWJS

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