Growing Bookworms Newsletter: July 17: #SummerReading + #SummerWriting Edition
Bookworm Moments: Still Requesting New Picture Book Purchases

Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: July 19: #FakeNews, #ReadingChoice, #ReadingAloud + #GraphicNovels

TwitterLinksHere are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #AchievementGap, #BookList, #eBooks, #FakeNews, #GraphicNovels, #InformationLiteracy, #introversion, #LearningDifferences, #NoSummerSlide, #ReadingChoice, #SchoolLibrarians, publishing, reading, testing, and writing.

Book Lists

CuriousGardenI decided to only share this @growingbbb #BookList of #PictureBooks About Community if it included our family favorite #TheCuriousGarden by @itspeterbrown https://t.co/Sm26RIMgns. And it does!

Teaching Kids with #LearningDifferences #BookList - @thisreadingmama ow.ly/D2FV30p9jJA | #dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalulia, #ADHD, Autism, processing disorders, etc.

An Unexpected Trend in #PictureBooks @fuseeight | wrestling w/ the idea of how numbers or concepts can be relative + the way your perspective matters ow.ly/8R6730p9jTK #BookList

Fake News + Information Literacy

A Reminder That #FakeNews Is An #InformationLiteracy Problem - Not A Tech Problem ow.ly/tAfZ30p7G8H | People should be researchers + scientists re consuming information + use verification and validation, says Kalev Leetaru @Forbes

Timely advice from @TeachThought | 20 Questions To Help Students Think Critically About News ow.ly/4zDr30p8M9t via @drdouggreen #FakeNews #InformationLiteracy #Schools

Growing Bookworms (inc. Reading Choice)

GiganticBeardUse Comics or #GraphicNovels, Paired w/ Novels, to Teach #ELA + #SEL Skills | ow.ly/nO1J30p8Myu | Also offer #ReadingChoice, says @APLit_Teacher @edutopia

Lots of food for thought in this @HKorbey @edutopia piece about Student #ReadingChoice + #LoveOfReading vs. the Classics + #ReadingSkills ow.ly/mRsD30p7fSg | @jarredamato @thebigseablog @Tellez_Stephani @MsJasmineMN + more

#NoSummerSlide Week 7 @TheReadingTub – Game On! Terry suggests that you consider a family #GameNight or #PuzzleNight, w/ ideas + resource links ow.ly/LWvI30p82Eh

Good research-backed piece on how #parents + #teachers put kids off from #reading by not giving them #ReadingChoice, making them finish books + asking them questions about their #reading | Isang Awah @ConversationUS https://t.co/mGz3S7kHOR

5 Tips for Using #Audiobooks at Bedtime | Janssen Bradshaw @ReadBrightly ow.ly/AzuK30p9RnC | Avoid scary books, don't fear repetition + more

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

HBrucesFunDayappy to see from @tashrow's review that @RyanTHiggins #MotherBruce is successfully moving into #EasyReaders like Bruce’s Big Fun Day ow.ly/Tebd30p8LZb @DisneyBooks

Although I'm not generally a fan of #homework, this I really like: @katsok on her success assigning #Writing Homework (w/ full choice for kids on topics/formats) @ChoiceLiteracy ow.ly/VDos30p76Y9

#Education publisher @pearson to phase out print textbooks, beginning in the US - @BBC ow.ly/m1C130p97bK | This worries me, though I understand some of the drivers. Definitely a big change | #eBooks #schools

Schools and Libraries

DayYouBeginIntroducing #cbadspotlight & the 2019-20 Monthly #classroombookaday Selections from @heisereads ow.ly/qJlL30p77pz | Spotlighting 3 #PictureBooks each month w/ inclusive + #OwnVoices features for classroom #ReadAloud

The Loss of #SchoolLibrarians Is Hurting Kids (and #Teachers) via lower grades, less parent involvement + more ow.ly/VWbv30p7g74 | @SamanthaCleaver @WeAreTeachers

The Deficit Lens of the #AchievementGap Needs to Be Flipped to a focus on the resources provided (+ not) to students, says @davepaunesku in OpEd  @educationweek ow.ly/UoBG30p7G1G #EducationalEquity

QuietSusanCainReaching the Quiet Kids in Class | @buddyxo @EdSurge ow.ly/49Ab30p7Gk7 | #introversion #FlippedClassroom #EdTech

#Teaching Vocabulary Takes More Than Just Talking About Words During #ReadAloud - Brittany Oakley shares some ideas for overcoming time squeeze to teach vocab more directly @EdWeekTeacher https://t.co/nOwWSd0836

#GiftedEducation Faces "Clear and Present" Problems - Chester E. Finn shares results from recent @IEAgifted survey ow.ly/iEnY30p9RNo | #giftedness

Parenting + Social Media 

Tips for #Homeschooling a Challenging Child from @thisreadingmama, who has been there ow.ly/mNSq30p9S27 | #LearningDifferences #autism #ADHD #parenting

Increase in #SocialMedia or TV use (but not gaming) correlated w/ rise in teens' depressive symptoms, study says ow.ly/jIGf30p9RzD | @JacqEHoward @cnnhealth | #MentalHealth #TeenDepression @JAMAPediatrics

Testing + Standards

Can Everyone Be Excellent? What would happen if every student met the #testing standards? @alfiekohn calls the standards-and-accountability movement ... an elaborate sorting device ow.ly/96sQ30p7qL9 | #schools

States Are Ratcheting Up #Reading Expectations For 3rd-Graders. "Policies like #MandatoryRetention have put pressure on teachers to have students reading at earlier ages" ow.ly/hAxJ30p8MiX @AlexandraStarr @NPR

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