Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: August 3: #JoyOfReading, #ReadingAloud, #GraphicNovels + #FunnyBooks
August 03, 2018
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookLists, #Cybils, #EarlyLearning, #giftedness, #GradeLevels, #GraphicNovels, #JoyOfLearning, #JoyOfReading, #parenting, #PictureBooks, #RaisingReaders, #ReadingAloud, #reading, #resilience, #schools, #STEM, #writing, classroom libraries, educational equity, funny books, and PBS Parents.
Top Tweet of the Week
Why 'getting lost in a book' is so good for you, according to #science | @NBCNews via @ncte ow.ly/jrxt30lcODn | It makes you more empathetic + creative + gives you a rest | #JoyOfReading #Creativity #StressReduction + more
Book Lists + Awards
A reminder from @charlotteslib (at the end of her weekly roundup) that the call for #Cybils judges is coming up soon. If you review #kidlit or #YA, it's a great opportunity ow.ly/ZIFG30laDqK
#ChapterBooks for #EarlyReaders about Friends and Families, #BookList from @momandkiddo ow.ly/XNjg30lcL91 #IvyAndBean, #ZigzagKids + lots more
Inspiring Children's Books About #Curiosity, a #BookList from @growingbbb ow.ly/XBFY30leeK7 #PictureBooks #ChapterBooks
Back to School Time: 40 Books About Mighty Girls' Adventures at #School | #Booklist from @amightygirl ow.ly/D75C30l9PhG #PictureBooks #Kidlit
Funny #MiddleGrade Books: Hilarious Reads for ages 8-13 from @momandkiddo ow.ly/DoGM30lbJi7 #tweens #kidlit #BookList
Diversity + Gender
On Boy Books and Girl Books| "can we all agree that there is no such thing as a girl or a boy book? That kids need to be exposed to characters that inspire them, no matter their gender." @pernilleripp https://t.co/Urex0dUaJG
On the need to give all American girls #tech role models + what @GirlsWhoCode is doing to help #schools do that ow.ly/aBtJ30lef1S | @NYDailyNews #STEM #diversity #gendergap
Events, Programs + Research
ILA’s First-Ever Children’s Literature Day Brings Message of Hope Full Circle ow.ly/3bsa30lbJxY | Recap by @alinanodonnell @ILAToday @iammarleydias @kwamealexander | #BeAChangemaker
The myth of #multitasking: New study shows that splitting attention between lecture and #device use hinders long-term retention, and others in class suffer ow.ly/t2sF30l9Oyn @insidehighered @whitford_emma
Study finds #Cellphone + #Device use in #college classrooms contribute to lower grades ow.ly/HHZh30lffMn | @abcnews via @drdouggreen #testing
Study on the Tennessee #Prekindergarten Program finds positive effects on kids' achievement + behavior at the end of pre-k reversed + began favoring control children by 3rd grade ow.ly/iIMU30lfgAM @sciencedirect via @WSJ
Growing Bookworms
Why #PictureBooks Matter, Even for Teenagers & Adults ow.ly/bEBo30laDoa | @TrevorHCairney debunks four myths underpinning the idea that they are only for younger kids | #kidlit
Why #ReadingAloud to Kids Helps Them Thrive. The number one piece of #parenting advice from @dfkris @pbsparents ow.ly/LVcC30lcO4C | Cognitive, social + emotional benefits, plus you can "enjoy the snuggle"
Why I Created #Reading Rules for My Children – And Myself by @ArielLawhon @ReadBrightly ow.ly/gT0L30lefSx | Her rules start w/ a good one: "#ReadAloud to your children as often as possible, for as long as possible"
In an effort to provide books that kids WANT to read, a #teacher rethinks his #ClassroomLibrary, putting in mostly #GraphicNovels + #PictureBooks ow.ly/jvpm30laDaW via @ncte | My daughter would be in heaven
The Great #GraphicNovel Experiment by @fitzbtwnshelves @nerdybookclub ow.ly/GUuW30laDim | Instead of bemoaning kids flipping through them, #librarians "help readers to see what graphic novels really are: worthwhile, serious, and profound pieces of #literature"
On Not Being a Reader…Yet – @pernilleripp muses on kids who lose #JoyOfLearning by not being ready (yet) to #read when #schools + standards think they should be ow.ly/KnOk30lcLIu #JoyOfReading
Designing a first-grade #ClassroomLibrary for "gradual release" throughout the #school year to allow #students to build book-browsing skills ow.ly/cAhm30lacud @BitsyParks @ChoiceLiteracy
Mental Health + Play
Children learn best when engaged in the living world not on #screens says @NTampio @aeonmag | "If the move to #digitallearning continues, children will spend much, if not most, of their waking hours in front of screens" ow.ly/u2Q630lfhcI #learning #outdoorplay
Truth! Kids Need #Play and #Recess. Their #MentalHealth May Depend on It. School leaders need to act now says @MikeHynes5 @PeterMDeWitt @educationweek ow.ly/IDXQ30lfh2C | #depression #anxiety #schools
‘My brain feels like it’s been punched’: the intolerable rise of #perfectionism , including among #students | ow.ly/pM8e30laCG8 | @CocozzaPaula @guardian via @MindShiftKQED #MentalHealth #depression
This makes sense to me: Harvard research study finds "#TriggerWarnings may inadvertently undermine some aspects of emotional #resilience" (#anxiety + emotional vulnerability) ow.ly/Wt6130lcHfq @sciencedirect via @reason
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Why Can’t I Let Myself Stop #Reading a Book I Hate? Is it optimism, grit, guilt, or difficulty in letting go of #SunkCosts? asks @KTHeaney @TheCut ow.ly/SaRM30lbPUb via @gretchenrubin
A Few Lessons from @katsok on #reading + #writing ow.ly/Qcz130ld6pO | "A #GenreRut isn't bad" + "Sharing your writing is scary"
Parenting
A call from @mary_teaching for #parents + #teachers to return #autonomy to kids. Let them #play outside (despite “Where’s The Mom?” busybodies). Give them #StudentAgency + #StudentChoice ow.ly/C5eS30leeAJ @FreeRangeKids
When Change is Hard: 5 Transition Skills for Kids ow.ly/J2u330lcKpN | #Parenting advice from @mamasmiles If you are #moving, headed to a new #school, etc.
Surround your Kids with #Curious Things and Ignite their Spark for #SelfLearning – "A child needs to learn that they do not need the parent or teacher to learn (but leaving stuff lying casually around helps)" @MarlaSzwast https://t.co/mXPrYCEYIk
Is it just me, or does hiring a #videogame #tutor for your kid seem a bit over the top (or, ok, crazy)? Of course, I want my kid to spend LESS time on #devices, not more, so I'm not the target audience for this ow.ly/kEny30leQ2j @saraheneedleman @WSJ
#Parents #Volunteering at #School Should Tailor Skills to Different Stages. Fewer parents are volunteering just as new research shows it yields benefits from better grades to lower rates of depression @WSJ https://t.co/8b2iSWkuYQ
Schools and Libraries
Competing Values in #Education Make Real Transformation Challenging. "If we focus too heavily (on being) #equitable to all students, then we inevitably trounce on the other values... efficiency, choice, and excellence ow.ly/wMV930lcKQW @mssackstein
What's #school without #GradeLevels? A North Dakota district is finding out. ow.ly/SG9y30ld6K1 @chrisberdik @hechingerreport #CompetencyBased #Education #SelfPacedLearning
California kids who didn’t learn to read to get day in court | Lawsuit argues poor #literacy instruction violates minority students' rights ow.ly/Xtnv30l9Ot8 @jfenster @EdSource #education
Lawmaker Seeks to Expand #Gifted Programs in New York City. Supporters say this would help #DisadvantagedStudents advance - @lesliebrody @WSJ ow.ly/EpDU30lcKf1 #Schools #giftedness #testing
#LeBronJames opens #IPromise Urban Elementary #School in hometown of Akron, Ohio, in partnership w/ city ow.ly/DBmf30lbKcd @LJFamFoundation @JeffZillgitt @USATODAY
How a #doctor inspired a new way to train #teachers — and how that is leading to a new kind of #school | @Chalkbeat ow.ly/kiQ330laCNN #mentorships #internships #residency
3 Reminders from @gcouros for the Beginning of the #School Year ow.ly/MrLA30l9PqQ | I liked "No matter how happy (or sad) your colleagues or students seem, don’t hesitate to share a kind word or action" | #gratitude
STEM
The ONLY 3 #Preschool #Science Resources You Will EVER Need! per @momandkiddo ow.ly/9hps30laDBU #STEM #earlylearning
Tennessee approves first-ever #ComputerScience standards for K-8 schools ow.ly/62v030lbJLn @marta_w_aldrich @Chalkbeat #STEM #coding
President Trump signs bipartisan #TechnicalEducation bill into law - @laurameckler @washingtonpost ow.ly/LU4O30lee5A #STEM #Education #JobTraining
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