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Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: September 27: #ReadingLevels, #PlayBasedLearning + Deferring #Smartphones for Kids

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookLists, #BookSelection, #ClassroomLibraries, #eBooks, #GraphicNovels, #GrowthMindset, #LoveOfBooks, #PictureBooks, #play, #ReadingLevels, #ScreenTime, parenting, publishing, reading, and schools. 

Top Tweet of the Week

Here's what I'd like to know. How many kids around the country today are hoping to do poorly on the Star Reading Test, so that (w/ lower #ReadingLevel) they can read books that they actually want to read? #AR #testing #JoyOfReading #Schools  [Not a link, but this tweet generated some nice discussion last weekend.]

Book Lists

The BEST List of Preschool Books About Seasons, new #BookList from @growingbbb http://ow.ly/iljM30pAHII #PictureBooks

If You Like The #HungerGames... Read These Next! #BookList from @momandkiddo | I would add the #Uglies + #Imposters series from @ScottWesterfeld

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

#BookGirl by Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive: How To Choose Books – I chimed in on discussion on #BookSelection @semicolonblog http://ow.ly/zTTB30pAUW6

Physical books still outsell #eBooks — and here's why http://ow.ly/eJxB30pzOg2 | @MerylHalls tells @CNBC that people love to display what they've read + signal #LoveOfBooks to the world

Bring Back #Handwriting: It’s Good for Your Brain - @markhamh @elemental via @TheReadingTub http://ow.ly/SZPA30pzO8K | #writing #MentalHealth

New study finds that Our Brains Represent The Meaning Of Words the Same Way Whether We Read Them Or Hear Them – @EmmaELYoung @ResearchDigest http://ow.ly/whrd30pBAh2 #reading #Audiobooks #eBooks

Why New @goraina Graphic Memoir ‘Guts’ Has A One Million Copy Print Run http://ow.ly/t2Ax30pzObK | @Forbes @Scholastic via @tashrow | "Raina is a fantastic advocate" for the message that #GraphicNovels are real #reading

Children + Authors To Collaborate on The #StorySeeds #Podcast, Launching this Fall w/ the #Kidlitosphere's own @fuseeight as host http://ow.ly/YwAg30pBm8B @LitSafariMedia

Parenting, Play + #ScreenTime

We Need to Define #PlayBasedLearning – #Play is not a child going through structured stations in a classroom, says @HonorsGradU. It is truly child led. https://t.co/WZIlsqgFxl?amp=1

Girls vs. Boys: Brain Differences Might Explain Tech Behaviors (girls spending time on #SocialMedia + boys on #gaming) | @juliejargon @WSJ http://ow.ly/JRy530pC1jL | #ScreenTime

I liked this piece in @TheAtlantic about why Sarah P. Weeldreyer Won't Buy Her Teenagers Smartphones http://ow.ly/qpd830pAmY1 #ScreenTime #parenting

Schools and Libraries

The Smaller Class Size Debate- What’s the Deal With The Numbers? – @HonorsGradU http://ow.ly/nXEZ30pC1Wy | Research finds "Class sizes need to be 13-17 students in order to be considered small enough to yield impactful advances." Worth the cost?

Schools will dump it': expert raises doubts over schools' ability to teach #GrowthMindset http://ow.ly/3p6F30pANjx @smh via @greg_ashman

Creating and Maintaining a #ClassroomLibrary that gives kids an authentic #reading life, instead of defining them by #ReadingLevels by Savannah Campbell @nerdybookclub https://t.co/FwRQ0DEKIh?amp=1

How 'Standards' Work In A New Knowledge-Driven #Reading Curriculum - @Doug_Lemov http://ow.ly/cFbf30pBAtL #SpacedPractice #BackgroundKnowledge

I Should Have Thanked My #Teachers. I regret I never told them how profound their effect on me was, says former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent @WSJopinion https://t.co/okZ27fWyvB?amp=1

Good piece on helping students to remember things. The difference between #EpisodicMemory + #SemanticMemory -> working on the latter before planning memorable experiences @ClareSealy @EducationNext

© 2019 by Jennifer Robinson of Jen Robinson's Book Page. All rights reserved. You can also follow me @JensBookPage. 

Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: September 20: Helicopter Parenting, Giftedness, and Read Alouds in the Classroom

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookAwards, #BookLists, #CognitiveScience, #Giftedness, #KnowledgeGap, #MentalHealth, #neurodiversity, #ReadAloud, #ScreenTime, #teaching, #VideoGames, friendship, libraries, and parenting.

Top Tweet of the Week

Want better readers? Spend less time #teaching kids to find the main idea, #KnowledgeGap author @natwexler argues http://ow.ly/sQ8730pyTQc | #CognitiveScience #BackgroundKnowledge #AchievementGap

Book Lists + Awards

The @nationalbook Award Longlist for Young People’s Literature, shared by @tashrow http://ow.ly/70br30pyqyH #kidlit #YA

10 Books for Readers Who Love The Baby-Sitters Club, a #BookList from @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/aGKX30pwWLj #BSC #MiddleGradeFiction

#Neurodiversity in Middle Grade Books | #BookList featuring viewpoint characters w/ dyslexia, ADHD, sensory disorders, anxiety + more @momandkiddo

Growing Bookworms

Why Do Some People Love Reading? Nice piece by @jpinsk in @TheAtlantic| Model reading for your kids as "a private pleasure-delivery system" http://ow.ly/DoXC30pzqFm via @DTWillingham #JoyOfReading

On the joys of implementing a #PictureBook #bookaday #ReadAloud in Middle School – @heisereads @ChoiceLiteracy http://ow.ly/2Qbs30pwSFg #ClassroomBookADay

Parenting, Screen Time + Play

Keeping Tabs on Your Kids: The Latest Parental Controls From Apple, Google and Amazon - @juliejargon @WSJ http://ow.ly/lJfJ30pyTBE #parenting #ScreenTime

Tips on not being a Helicopter Mom from @HonorsGradU http://ow.ly/W7hX30pyqy7 #Parenting #Resilience #Independence

When You Think Your Child’s Teacher Is a Bad Fit, when to act vs. when you should step back + stop helicoptering - @WSJ http://ow.ly/GL0O30pyqiP #parenting

Research and Behavior

The Evolutionary Benefit of #Friendship. Friends made us smarter + gave us more potential, says @farnamstreet http://ow.ly/5qLW30pyqMW #EvolutionaryBiology

How To Cope Under Pressure, According To Psychology – @EmmaELYoung @ResearchDigest http://ow.ly/G1yc30pyqFw #StressMindsets #MentalHealth

When False Claims Are Repeated, We Start To Believe They Are True — Here’s How Behaving Like A Fact-Checker Can Help – @mattbwarren @ResearchDigest http://ow.ly/X29M30pwWJU | Thinking about whether things are true or not when you first hear them helps later

Americans Don’t Fully Trust Many Who Hold Positions of Power and Responsibility | New @pewresearch survey finds K-12 #SchoolPrincipals, cops + military at the top, congress + tech leaders at the bottom re: trust https://t.co/uAvOTnvgtk?amp=1

Schools and Libraries

New teaching tool in history class: ‘Assassin’s Creed’ #VideoGame – @gcacho @EastBayTimes http://ow.ly/vBB730pyTHZ | Color me skeptical. Note results showed students taught "old school" way learned better

10 Things the Movie #ThePublic Got Right About #Libraries – @literacious http://ow.ly/eFwG30pwWNg | Yes, people wait outside for the library to open

A Reminder from @jasonrileywsj, citing Chester Finn, that Not All #GiftedChildren Are From Affluent Families http://ow.ly/MXvZ30pyTDK | #SchoolReform #AP #CollegeBoard

4 Poll Results That'll Shape the 2020 Election #EdPolicy Debates. What struck me: parents, esp. nonwhite parents, + teachers support stricter school discipline, even as CA is legislating the opposite @EducationNext https://t.co/zuRxhzJAE1?amp=1

© 2019 by Jennifer Robinson of Jen Robinson's Book Page. All rights reserved. You can also follow me @JensBookPage.

Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: September 13: Growing Bookworms, Academic Retention, Reading Logs + More

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookLists, #CharterSchools, #CriticalThinking, #Dyslexia, #GraphicNovels, #GrowingBookworms, #GrowthMindset, #HigherEd, #homework, #iGen, #JoyOfReading, #PoliticalCorrectness, #ReadingLogs, #SummerSlide, libraries, publishing, schools, teachers, and writing.

Top Tweet of the Week

The Most Powerful Way To Instill – And Keep – A #LoveOfReading – Good recommendations from @Kateywrites at All The Wonders http://ow.ly/Toof30pvtPe #parenting

Book Lists

#PictureBooks that Spark Joy and Encourage #Play | #BookReviews + #BookList from @kegancunningham http://ow.ly/2m2h30pvtRb

Children's #GraphicNovels with No Violence that are still action-packed | #BookList from @momandkiddo https://t.co/dQCkHoPrlv?amp=1

Magical #MiddleGrade #GraphicNovels that Celebrate the Weirdness of Growing Up | @emsteinkellner @BookishHQ http://ow.ly/c9xd30pupTx via @tashrow

Events + Literacy Programs

Get ready for the UK's National #LibrariesWeek by Dawn Finch @AwfullyBigBlog http://ow.ly/TSCm30puDLQ | #Library facts + links | #DigitalLiteracy

Growing Bookworms

NYT editor @PamelaPaulNYT shares tips from her latest book on ‘How to Raise a Reader’ | @WTOP via @MrsPstorytime http://ow.ly/CzwG30pw801 | #GrowingBookworms #IntrinsicRewards

Reading Their Way! Upside Down is Totally Okay. @TheReadingTub makes the case for letting toddlers hold the book however they like, to cultivate #JoyOfReading http://ow.ly/RU5r30pw845

A reminder from @ClareLandrigan that A #Reading Life Is Not Linear. Teachers need to accept detours along students' paths to #JoyOfReading http://ow.ly/5vTm30pvtXq @nerdybookclub

Higher Ed

‘Nope, You’re Not Special.’ How the College Scam Mastermind Rick Singer Recruited Families - @jenniferlevitz + @melissakorn @WSJ http://ow.ly/2TjY30purPu | #HighedEd #parenting

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

Inventing a new verb, 'to snowflakize' | publishing's good-intentions-gone-mad outcome of banning too many things from children's books by Anne Rooney @AwfullyBigBlog http://ow.ly/GsMA30pvtTU

MIT Technology Review young writers essay contest (must be under 18) - “What do adults not know about my generation and technology?” http://ow.ly/vsts30puDuW @techreview via @drdouggreen #writing #iGen

Parenting + Play

The Secret of a #CharterSchool ’s Success? Parents. "School culture and parent buy-in matter" for educational outcomes, says @rpondiscio @WSJ in essay adapted from coming book https://t.co/iTLpNkMROr?amp=1

Great piece from @everead on why You Should Definitely Read Mindset by #CarolDweck http://ow.ly/IOla30puso7 | #GrowthMindset #parenting | I also recommend #MathematicalMindsets by @joboaler

Schools and Libraries

The Email that @pernilleripp Sends Every Year Requesting For Her Children To Not Have to Do #ReadingLogs http://ow.ly/sHop30pw3pS | I'm happy not to have any requirement for that again this year

Thoughts on the Power of Questions for #Learning + tips for improving yours from @farnamstreet https://t.co/r0U1Phe4PN?amp=1

A #reading ‘crisis’: Why some New York City parents created a #CharterSchool for dyslexic students http://ow.ly/IhhH30puWTO @Chalkbeat via @MindShiftKQED | #LearningDisabilities #Phonic #ReadingInstruction

The Crucial Steps in #Education Are the Ones We May Have Skipped, like focusing #IntrinsicMotivation vs. extrinsic + asking how to stop #grading or why to assign #homework at all @alfiekohn http://ow.ly/7fnr30puDVG

Educator: There's A Mass Teacher Exodus, Not Shortage | Negative incentives + #testing drive people out #teaching http://ow.ly/m0V230puDPK | Testing $ should be spent on books (+ other needs) instead | @slekar @WPR

Boosting School Quality Remains a Slog for States, Nation - @EvieBlad @educationweek http://ow.ly/9mhs30puq4q #ESSA #EdReform

Michigan teachers: Flunking won’t help kids read. We have better ideas. http://ow.ly/K2HV30puWVw | @BridgeMichigan via @MindShiftKQED | #ReadingInstruction #AcademicRetention

Miscellaneous Research Studies

An idea from @Doug_Lemov to replace #LearningStyles w/ #AttentionTypes after reading chapter on attention + sensory channels in the brain by @stevenbjohnson https://t.co/8gpZkRxBTR?amp=1

Research on how to teach #CriticalThinking contradicts education trends | @DTWillingham reports scientists are united in their belief that #ContentKnowledge is crucial, but #Schools are teaching skills in isolation http://ow.ly/OKLR30pw3DM @hechingerreport

True or False: The #SummerSlide Is Real. Researchers are looking at this again, after trouble replicating original 30 year old study on #learning loss + #AchievementGap http://ow.ly/p2eb30puDeT @mcjomcg @WSJ

“Politically Incorrect” Speakers Are Seen As More Authentic — Especially If The Audience Already Shares Their Views – but come across as less warm http://ow.ly/OxFh30pw3wZ #PoliticalCorrectness @ResearchDigest @EmmaELYoung

Harvard study shows that students learn more when classrooms employ #ActiveLearning strategies, but think they don't. Further evidence that student evaluations aren't correlated w/ #learning https://t.co/DdfzuHA9NM?amp=1

Wouldn't this be nice? People’s Responses To News Clips Suggest There Is A Greater Market For Happy Stories Than Journalists Realise – @mattbwarren @ResearchDigest https://t.co/cwSs7O6GcZ?amp=1

© 2019 by Jennifer Robinson of Jen Robinson's Book Page. All rights reserved. You can also follow me @JensBookPage. 

Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: September 6: All About #ScreenTime, #Play + #MentalHealth

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this relatively light week include #CharterSchools, #EdTech, #HigherEd, #homework, #literacy, #MentalHealth, #NoSummerSlide, #parenting, #play, #ReadAloud, #ScreenTime and #SocialMedia.

Growing Bookworms

#NoSummerSlide Week 14 – Wow! What a Summer | Using a recap of summer highlights to practice + model #literacy skills from @TheReadingTub http://ow.ly/pJid30ptgAJ

Higher Ed

‘Father Is Surgeon,’ ‘1 Mil Pledge’: The Role of Money in USC Admissions - Defense in #HigherEd admission scandal is that USC took money into account anyway @jenniferlevitz @melissakorn @WSJ https://t.co/CGURhbRDUs?amp=1

Parenting + Play

Three Things Overscheduled Kids Need More of in Their Lives: playtime, downtime, family time by @dfkris @MindShiftKQED, citing Denise Pope @StanfordEd http://ow.ly/IzAI30ptfRr | Also choice over extracurriculars

Schools and Libraries

Robert Pondiscio Just Wrote a Book About Success Academy #CharterSchools. It Does Not Support Either Preferred Narrative, but captures a central conflict of the debate | @The74 https://t.co/lLvuurFTBq?amp=1

#BackToSchool Planning + #Homework Tips for a Great Year from @TheReadingTub http://ow.ly/YrLr30ptgox | #checklists, study habits + #play

Join #SchoolLibrarian @100scopenotes in his Quest for the Best #ReadAloud Chair http://ow.ly/CucV30ptgnR

#Literacy: The Forgotten Social Justice Issue - @MsJasmineMN @ProjForeverFree http://ow.ly/UgX830pu2US | "we can not fully proclaim that Black Lives Matter until Black literacy does" + we need to raise the bar in teaching #Reading

Screen Time + Mental Health

Schools Pushed for #EdTech in Every Classroom. Now Parents Are Pushing Back, asking for return of print books + pencils | @BetsyMorris2 + @Tawnell @WSJ discuss in-depth http://ow.ly/K0PU30ptxIe #ScreenTime

Kids' Phones Buzz in Class—With Texts From Mom and Dad - @juliejargon @WSJ http://ow.ly/fyb330ptHWW | #ScreenTime #Parenting

The Scientific Debate Over Teens, #ScreenTime And #MentalHealth | @anya1anya @MindShiftKQED talks w/ @jean_twenge @OrbenAmy + @epi_kerrykeyes for range of views https://t.co/Dvza1hN5fX?amp=1

A response to the above piece from @Jean_Twenge: My response to the inaccuracies in this article, with graphs:  https://t.co/evnAgF6Sty?amp=1

That response led to a revision and correction of the original article, shared by @epi_kerrykeyes: https://t.co/rFgcZOPhio?amp=1

Meanwhile, a new study says kids' lack of sleep is ‘more harmful to #MentalHealth than #SocialMedia use’ | @NicolaKSDavis @guardian http://ow.ly/fpsK30ptfYp via @MindShiftKQED https://t.co/aIpCmZaaFM?amp=1

© 2019 by Jennifer Robinson of Jen Robinson's Book Page. All rights reserved. You can also follow me @JensBookPage. 

Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: August 30: #JoyOfReading, #SchoolLibrarians + Happy Labor Day Weekend

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics for this light week include #Audiobooks, #ChildDevelopment, #HigherEd, #JoyOfReading, #literacy, #MentalHealth, #SchoolLibrarians, #SocialMedia, magic, parenting, publishing, and schools. Wishing those of you in the U.S. a relaxing Labor Day weekend. 

Top Tweet of the Week

Depressing @latimes Op-Ed from #HighSchool teacher: My students don't read any more. Why? "Reading books has been sacrificed to the tyranny of texting and the dizzying array of #SocialMedia platforms." http://ow.ly/f1VW30pqtU7 #JoyOfReading

Growing Bookworms

#NoSummerSlide Week 13 @TheReadingTub – Abracadabra It’s Magical | #science + #literacy concepts behind #magic http://ow.ly/BVV130ppKFu

Higher Ed

Facing Criticism, College Board Drops Plans for #SAT Student Adversity Scores - @dougbelkin @WSJ http://ow.ly/jA0s30pqz4d | There will still be new metrics to track social + economic backgrounds, but no one index

To help first generation college students succeed, schools enlist parents http://ow.ly/lBpc30ppKE0 @hechingerreport via @MindShiftKQED | #HigherEd

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

Book Publishers Sue Amazon’s @audible_com to Block Coming #Audiobook Captioning Service - @JeffreyT1 @WSJ http://ow.ly/ekY730ppwik #Publishing

My daughter will not be heard from for a while. Our pre-order of BEST FRIENDS arrived | Thank you @haleshannon + LeUyen Pham + @01FirstSecond + all who make #GraphicNovels for helping give my child the #JoyOfReading [No link, but I thought book-lovers would appreciate it anyway.]

Parenting, Child Development + Play

Study Finds Kids w/ An Older Brother Have Poorer Language Skills Than Those w/ A Big Sister – @ResearchDigest @mattbwarren http://ow.ly/T5Ll30ppkbL #ChildDevelopment

How Can Parents + #Schools Help Kids w/ Anxiety? | @Kschwart @MindShiftKQED http://ow.ly/P5t930ppKDm #MentalHealth #Parenting

Youth Sports Have Gotten Too Crazy. They (Meaning Parents) Should Relax - @jasongay @WSJ https://t.co/jbihsLfVLJ?amp=1

Schools and Libraries

Decline in #SchoolLibrarians leaves students without information guides just as they need help w/ web-based info @Cate_M_May @dhnews https://t.co/y2lOkIhCBA?amp=1

Today's @WSJ reports Parents Face a Growing Barrage of Fees (for books, registration, libraries, etc.) as Students Head Back to Public #School. Have you seen this? http://ow.ly/69iB30pq71H @Tawnell

© 2019 by Jennifer Robinson of Jen Robinson's Book Page. All rights reserved. You can also follow me @JensBookPage. 

Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: August 23: #BackToSchool Books + Advice for Nurturing #JoyOfLearning

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week #Audiobooks, #BookAwards, #BookLists, #Cybils, #DiverseBooks, #EducationalEquity, #FreeRangeKids, #GraphicNovels, #GrowingBookworms, #Homework, #JoyOfReading, #NoSummerSlide, #OutdoorPlay, #reading, #SchoolChoices, #STEM, libraries, publishing, recess, and schools. 

Top Tweet of the Week

Hey there, people who blog (incl. non-tradl platforms like YouTube, Instagram, etc.) about #kidlit + #YA: It’s the 2019 #Cybils Call for Judges!! | Help select the best-written, most kid-friendly titles of the year http://ow.ly/pWr130poAMU

Book Lists + Awards

My Favorite Back to School #PictureBooks for 2019 – #BookList from @pernilleripp w/ older + newer titles https://t.co/dk3MrgZcSp?amp=1

Crack the Code! 9 Books About Puzzles and Codes for 9- to 12-Year-Olds | A #BookList my 9 y.o. will love from @denabooks @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/rUNV30pnMjN #kidlit

Bridging the Gap Between #MiddleGrade and #YoungAdult: Upper Middle Grade – A useful #BookList from @MGBookVillage https://t.co/qgbmtJwoVk?amp=1

A contemporary, diverse 6th-8th Grade Back To School Reading List that @literacious "can guarantee kids will love" http://ow.ly/vbIy30pnij7 #BookList #DiverseBooks

Lodestar Award For Best Young Adult Science Fiction Or Fantasy Book Announced, reports @gail_gauthier http://ow.ly/zset30pnMwa | Congratulations to Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi @MacKidsBooks #SFF #YA

#Kidlit + #YA bloggers: You can find more details about the 2019 #CYBILS Call for Judges @literacious http://ow.ly/69Vt30poR1X | Identify excellent + kid-appealing titles in #fiction, #nonfiction, #poetry, #GraphicNovels + more

Growing Bookworms

On The Importance of #PictureBooks for babies, toddlers + older children | @vanessalobue @PsychToday http://ow.ly/VQmK30pmMJS #literacy #LoveOfBooks

Expert Tips for Keeping Busy Kids Connected to Books | Advice gathered by @olugbemisola @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/mXMM30pnMlw | I especially liked “Nothing without joy!”

Ten Ways to Get Reluctant Adolescent Readers Reading by Sherri K. Wilcox @nerdybookclub http://ow.ly/x8DB30pninA #GrowingBookworms #ReadingCulture

#NoSummerSlide Week 12 – It’s a Secret, tips from @TheReadingTub to sneak in some #literacy while running Spy Training Camp! http://ow.ly/8hUt30pnipE | We did spy camp at our house a couple of summers ago :-)

I like this idea from @100scopenotes for #SchoolLibraries: Kids + Books + Instax (instant prints of kids w/ favorite books) http://ow.ly/P35M30po61M #JoyOfReading

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

In today's obvious news that I still appreciated, @WSJ reports that #GraphicNovels are taking off w/ young readers http://ow.ly/EQJA30po5qf #kidlit #JoyOfReading

I’d Rather Read With My Ears - @WSJopinion on the joys of #Audiobooks http://ow.ly/U33830po5vr | #reading

Breaking Down the Changes to E-Content in Your Local #Libraries: What You Need to Know — @FuseEightmhttp://ow.ly/HV9930poRek #eBooks #Audiobooks #Publishing

Parenting, Play + Screen Time

RT @RitaPlatt: Free range children. It's hard. It's scary. But, parents, we have to let them play. Walk to the store, ride their bikes, find new friends, explore their world. Without our intervention. @NewYorkTimes11 https://nytimes.com/2019/08/17/opinion/sunday/childhood-suicide-depression-anxiety.html?fbclid=IwAR0deUL_f5FS20LRvYgzTdU0rkANvYFuhPEMOF0Mt8Gpk3OJZjHHzap8YKg

The Lonely Burden of Today’s Teenage Girls - new research by Mary Pipher and Sara Pipher Gilliam suggests many are becoming more anxious, depressed + solitary http://ow.ly/1LjN30pniEK @WSJ #SocialMedia

#Homework Doesn’t Have to Be a Constant Battle - an educational psychologist shares constructive ways to get kids to do their h/w http://ow.ly/aFT430poVqM | Clare Ansberry @WSJ #parenting

‘Adult Recess’ Is Booming, Because Being a Grown-Up Is Hard - @WSJ http://ow.ly/26rR30po5A0 | I say do what you like, as long as the people participating also support plenty of #recess for kids in #schools

Kids may need to learn to love nature - study finds preference for outdoors isn't a given in childhood + seems to increase over time http://ow.ly/O94930poR73 #OutdoorPlay @FuturityNews @drdouggreen

Schools and Libraries

Novelty and Mystery – ideas from @ReadByExample to capture students' attention + help them find #flow http://ow.ly/If0V30pnip5 | Engage the senses when #reading, + more

Public Support Grows for Higher #TeacherPay, School Spending and Expanded #SchoolChoice per 2019 @EducationNext Poll http://ow.ly/2eGN30po5Oh #CommonCore support also rebounding

Growing Advanced Placement in Montgomery County, MD to improve #EducationalEquity: interesting book excerpt @EducationNext http://ow.ly/DWgh30poRbq | #AP #schools

How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers | Cueing theory / MSV still being used in #ReadingInstruction despite being debunked by cognitive scientists, says @apmreports @ehanford https://t.co/4m414Cw61N?amp=1

Distracted students? San Mateo CA High is locking up cell phones http://ow.ly/6amI30po5h1 @mercnews #Yondr #schools

This is pretty neat: #Library receipt goes viral after reader saves more than $7,000 (over time) by borrowing books http://ow.ly/hZy430pmMQk | via @tashrow

STEM

How Revising #Math Exams Turns Students Into Learners, Not Processors | @MindShiftKQED @KaraNewhouse http://ow.ly/dAZx30poRBR #GrowthMindset

© 2019 by Jennifer Robinson of Jen Robinson's Book Page. All rights reserved. You can also follow me @JensBookPage. 

Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: August 16: Preschool Books, Literary Lots + Deep Work in Schools

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #AchievementGap, #BookLists, #DiverseBooks, #HigherEd, #homework, #introversion, #JoyOfReading, #NoSummerSlide, #OwnVoices, #play, #SocialMedia, libraries, privacy, reading, schools, and writing.

Top Tweet of the Week

64 #Preschool Books You Didn't Know You Needed, #PictureBook #BookList from @momandkiddo organized by theme: nature, imagination, folklore, etc. https://t.co/1M0SYryBrS?amp=1

BookLists

This week in the @literacious Summer of #Nonfiction: #GraphicNovels (link: http://ow.ly/Hziu30pmeDZ) ow.ly/Hziu30pmeDZ | Useful #BookList for parents of GN-obsessed kids being nudged to read more nonfiction at school

The First Day and Beyond: 8 #PictureBooks About Kindergarten for Kids | #BackToSchool #BookList by Dena McMurdie @ReadBrightly https://t.co/CV5laYbCC6?amp=1

Diversity + Gender

The Struggle between #DiverseBooks and #OwnVoices – @MGBookVillage (link: http://ow.ly/KMg730pkhvm) ow.ly/KMg730pkhvm | Suggestions per @SaadiaFaruq for "white readers + writers ... who’d rather be on the right side of the #OwnVoices struggle"

Events, Programs + Research

A #college degree still pays off for most students, but not for everyone (inflation, flat wages) (link: http://ow.ly/ux5230pkhRz) ow.ly/ux5230pkhRz @JMitchellWSJ #HigherEd | Not covered in this piece is the people who fail to graduate but incur debt

4 new studies bolster the case: More money for schools helps low-income students, though how the money is spent matters, too (link: http://ow.ly/MHXy30pmkeL) ow.ly/MHXy30pmkeL @matt_barnum @Chalkbeat #SchoolFunding

Growing Bookworms

Super cool! @LiteraryLots (temporary, real-life constructions of popular children's book scenes) spread #JoyOfReading in Cleveland neighborhood (link: http://ow.ly/ypsH30pkKCC) ow.ly/ypsH30pkKCC @GMA

Creating a #Reading Culture in the Classroom by @annhagedorn @nerdybookclub (link: http://ow.ly/uMRq30pkyAI) ow.ly/uMRq30pkyAI | Ideas for #teachers to nurture #JoyOfReading, like student #BookTalks

#NoSummerSlide Week 11 – What’s the Word? #WordGames for developing + older readers (link: http://ow.ly/46pK30plczs) ow.ly/46pK30plczs #literacy @TheReadingTub

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

Ideas for Teaching #Writing A Book Review by Carrie Rodusky @nerdybookclub (link: http://ow.ly/v3x830pkhGg) ow.ly/v3x830pkhGg | "The IDEA is the basic skill of writing, NOT sentences" + "Make writing meaningful" for students

A #SocialMedia Guide for #Introverts - @WSJ (link: http://ow.ly/trM630plbIo) ow.ly/trM630plbIo | "recent research suggests that it is introverts who benefit most from using social media" even if they find it challenging to do

A call for #teachers by @thereadingzone to look at whether people you follow on Twitter + Instagram are there for their own self-promotion or to share pedagogy? @Medium #SocialMedia https://t.co/QzrUPmVJxX?amp=1

New CEO James Daunt Wants to Make Barnes & Noble Your Local Bookstore, run like collection of #IndependentBookstores (link: http://ow.ly/qPg130pkk30) ow.ly/qPg130pkk30 @BNBuzz @WSJ @SaabiraC

Parenting + Play

This! We should take a lesson from Finland, follow doctors’ orders + build our schools, homes + communities on the #learning language of children: #play (link: http://ow.ly/HoY930pki2m) ow.ly/HoY930pki2m @pasi_sahlberg + @williamdoylenyc @WSJopinion

Schools and Libraries

#HighSchools + #Colleges Fight Websites That Sell #Homework Help - @Tawnell @WSJ (link: http://ow.ly/BA1L30plxuc) ow.ly/BA1L30plxuc | This is basically out in the open as a service now

#AchievementGap question still unanswered in #CA despite #LCCF spending | @DanCALmatters (link: http://ow.ly/lDLl30plxsC) ow.ly/lDLl30plxsC | #EducationalEquity

Memphis 3rd grade #reading scores dip as district builds case for retaining students (link: http://ow.ly/VICI30pki9P) ow.ly/VICI30pki9P @kebedefaith @Chalkbeat

Department of Unpopular Opinions: The Skillful Management of Attention is the Key to Success in a High-Tech Society | @Doug_Lemov shares implications of #DeepWork by Cal Newport for #schools (link: http://ow.ly/3qYq30pkBEX) ow.ly/3qYq30pkBEX #Focus

Another review of #TheKnowledgeGap by @natwexler (link: http://ow.ly/9E7g30plork) ow.ly/9E7g30plork "Anyone who seeks to understand ... educational ideas in American #schools and beyond should place it on the top of their #SummerReading list" @greg_ashman

Knowledge Only Adds to #Reading; I Don't See How It Subtracts - @Doug_Lemov on how students are enjoying a knowledge-driven ELA curriculum https://t.co/URLme1B6d0?amp=1

Sigh. Amid a #literacy crisis, Michigan’s #SchoolLibrarians have all but disappeared (link: http://ow.ly/Sj5y30pkKxr) ow.ly/Sj5y30pkKxr @levin_koby @Chalkbeat | The @Scholastic #KFRR, among other studies, showed that librarians help nurture #LoveOfReading

How the New York Public Library Guards #Privacy in the Digital Age - Amber Burton @WSJ (link: http://ow.ly/ijCm30plc2h) ow.ly/ijCm30plc2h @nypl | @TonyAgeh: #Libraries are a "sanctuary of sorts"

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Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: August 9: Learning Disabilities, Cybils Awards + National Book Lovers Day

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #Audiobooks, #BookLists, #Cybils, #EthnicStudies, #FlexibleSeating, #GrowthMindset, #JoyOfReading, #KnowledgeGap, #NationalBookLoversDay, #NoSummerSlide, #Play, #ScreenTime, #STEM, #TriggerWarnings, learning, nonfiction, schools, teaching, and writing.

Top Tweet of the Week

Dispelling Myths Around #LearningDisabilities | Report: 1 in 5 students struggle w/ learning or attention issues. Only 17 percent of teachers feel prepared to support them @YoukiTerada  @edutopia https://t.co/tRZK8qspAE?amp=1

Book Lists + Awards

The 2019 #CybilsAwards (for high quality, kid-friendly #kidlit) are COMING soon. Nominations open 10/1 | Get your new logos here: (link: http://ow.ly/6qAj30pjzTx) ow.ly/6qAj30pjzTx

The Best So Far: 2019 #PictureBook Biographies Done Exceedingly Well, per @fuseeight (link: http://ow.ly/K3ZT30pjA5m) ow.ly/K3ZT30pjA5m #BookList #nonfiction

Library Collections: Beginning #ChapterBook Series | Jennifer Wharton analyzes her collection by genre, protagonist, reading level + more. Great resource for #librarians looking for ideas (link: http://ow.ly/NvGz30pjzSx) ow.ly/NvGz30pjzSx

Diversity + Gender

Editorial Board @latimes | California's proposed new #EthnicStudies curriculum is jargon-filled and all-too-PC + "is more about imposing predigested political views on students than about widening their perspectives" https://t.co/3LLdFOh3yu?amp=1

Events, Programs + Research

Tomorrow (8/9) is #NationalBookLoversDay. "Sit back, relax and READ! Don’t forget to share the #JoyOfReading w/ the young people in your life." @NationalDayCal https://t.co/1vwi8GmDXw?amp=1

Growing Bookworms

Early August #LiteracyTips Newsletter (excerpt) from @TheReadingTub w/ resources for using #audiobooks w/ kids (link: http://ow.ly/2MJJ30pjA9f) ow.ly/2MJJ30pjA9f | Yes, listening to books IS #reading

#NoSummerSlide Week 10 @TheReadingTub – Where in the World? Guiding kids in exploring their world + interests more deeply (link: http://ow.ly/5Xnb30pjzUn) ow.ly/5Xnb30pjzUn #literacy #SummerLearning

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

3 Reasons Your Students Hate #Writing w/ suggestions for what to tell them, from @paul_emerich https://t.co/J8kyKVcCOR?amp=1

Parenting + Play

Moving Grows the Brain + is key to success for #students - "Our mind needs us to move and exercise for its health just as much as our body does." @MarlaSzwast (link: http://ow.ly/8v7e30pjzWO) ow.ly/8v7e30pjzWO #OutdoorPlay

Schools and Learning

The case for #teaching about sharks and mummies, not captions and the main idea, to build student engagement + #LoveOfReading (link: http://ow.ly/lfB830pjAlz) ow.ly/lfB830pjAlz @natwexler @Chalkbeat #KnowledgeGap

A Proof Point for the Value of #GrowthMindsets | David Yeager @FutureEdGU (link: http://ow.ly/Hl2y30pjAnm) ow.ly/Hl2y30pjAnm @nature #learning

The #FlexibleSeating Spectrum – @paul_emerich shares his evolving thoughts after discussion w/ his #PLN (link: http://ow.ly/35CF30pjzXG) ow.ly/35CF30pjzXG | #teaching

Toddler brains resist learning from screens, even video chat. "The best way for infants + toddlers to learn... is through positive interactions w/ an adult" (link: http://ow.ly/1Z8130pjzN0) ow.ly/1Z8130pjzN0 @yordygirl @medical_xpress via @drdouggreen

Evolving thoughts from @pernilleripp + her #PLN On #TriggerWarnings for #ClassroomLibraries and Potential #Censorship

#HighSchool Naps May Boost Learning for Sleep-Deprived Teenagers - @SarahDSparks @educationweek https://t.co/xbcpQq8Okw?amp=1

STEM

#STEM Tuesday Spin Off: Oh, Those Summer Nights Edition – @MGBookVillage (link: http://ow.ly/oCWc30pjRKs) ow.ly/oCWc30pjRKs | #Kidlit featuring creatures of the night, starry skies, cookouts + more

This is neat: A giant Rube Goldberg machine is being assembled at @TheTechInteract in San Jose. Team is aiming for a @GWR for longest chain reaction. (link: http://ow.ly/nPw530pjRt7) ow.ly/nPw530pjRt7 #STEM #CivilEngineering

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Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: August 2: Attendance Awards, Rereading, Happiness + Birthday Books

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookLists, #GraphicNovels, #HigherEd, #JoyOfReading, #KidLitCon, #Math, #NoSummerSlide, #Play, #ReadAloud, #ReReading, #ViewpointDiversity, #VocationalEd, parenting, reading, and writing. 

Top Tweet of the Week

Why You Should Put Down Your Phone And Say Hello To A Stranger. Even brief eye contact increases people's sense of inclusion + belonging + thus > #happiness. (link: http://ow.ly/7VYi30pe4F1) ow.ly/7VYi30pe4F1 @NicolausWriting @NPR

Book Lists

9 Books to Celebrate #NationalMilkChocolateDay - Delicious #BookList from @literacious (link: http://ow.ly/SoBm30pezWE) ow.ly/SoBm30pezWE | I kind of want to watch the original #WillyWonka movie now

A Roundup of #PictureBooks for a Hot Summer Day (link: http://ow.ly/W6BM30pe7ON) ow.ly/W6BM30pe7ON | #BookList from @randomlyreading

Top 30 Picks for Social Emotional Learning #PictureBooks from @thisreadingmama (link: http://ow.ly/b1gg30pgfR0) ow.ly/b1gg30pgfR0 | #SEL #BookLists

Diversity + Gender

You’re probably making incorrect assumptions about your opposing political party. That's a recipe for national decline if we can't work to better understand our opponents @arthurbrooks @washingtonpost (link: http://ow.ly/8jTC30pe4wa) ow.ly/8jTC30pe4wa #ViewpointDiversity

UC imposes political litmus test on faculty | In the name of #diversity test would make the overwhelmingly liberal UC faculty even less ideologically diverse says @DanCALmatters (link: http://ow.ly/jU2Z30pezp2) ow.ly/jU2Z30pezp2 #IdeologicalDiversity #ViewpointDiversity #HigherEd

Events, Programs + Research

Announcing #KidLitCon 2020 in Ann Arbor, MI! – @KidLitCon @alibrarymama (link: http://ow.ly/8DQJ30pfIhZ) ow.ly/8DQJ30pfIhZ | The theme of this year's conference for #KidLit bloggers + authors is "Seeing Clearly" [2020 KidLitCon logo designed by Sarah Stevenson and Heather Pacheco.]

Growing Bookworms

Great stuff on the Benefits ( #JoyOfReading + #literacy skills) for kids of #Rereading this week @Books_Between + conversation w/ @dataquilter from @Scholastic https://t.co/S8fH6bUXPm

Love this! #Reading specialist + #SchoolLibrarian create after-school workshop for #GraphicNovel geeks to read, celebrate + create GNs (link: http://ow.ly/XqRg30pe4eL) ow.ly/XqRg30pe4eL | @fitzbtwnshelves + @megangrant87 @nerdybookclub

The Power Of 'Just #Reading' A Good Novel | (link: http://ow.ly/HhIl30pfaa8) ow.ly/HhIl30pfaa8 Teachers "might want to try spending less time on “skills” and more on just plunging into a good, long story", boosting #ReadingComprehension + #JoyOfReading | @natwexler @Forbes

#NoSummerSlide Week 9 @TheReadingTub – Let’s Go to the Movies (link: http://ow.ly/Z2vp30peA3v) ow.ly/Z2vp30peA3v | I like the Book or Movie Competition idea to include #literacy

Classroom Birthday Book Basket Idea from @growingbbb : Fill a Basket w/ Birthday-Themed #PictureBooks + let birthday child select a #ReadAloud https://t.co/RhjjK0pJ23

HigherEd

Depth Over Breadth: The value of #Vocational Education, including in-depth study, in U.S. #HighSchools @EducationNext (link: http://ow.ly/YltR30pfwcV) ow.ly/YltR30pfwcV #WorkforcePrep #HigherEd

Sigh. College Financial-Aid Tactic / Loophole: Wealthy Parents Transfer Away Legal Guardianship of Their Teens so Kids Get Need-Based Aid - @dougbelkin @WSJ (link: http://ow.ly/wap030pfdIV) ow.ly/wap030pfdIV #HigherEd

Follow-Up: The College #FinancialAid Guardianship Loophole and the Woman Who Thought It Up (link: http://ow.ly/v3eX30pghpd) ow.ly/v3eX30pghpd @dougbelkin @WSJ #HigherEd

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

Thoughts on children's literature that refers to children's literature (vs. prior references more to classic adult literature) - Clémentine Beauvais @AwfullyBigBlog (link: http://ow.ly/4XUE30peA4w) ow.ly/4XUE30peA4w #kidlit

Why Teachers Should Write, reflectively + for an audience, w/ tips for getting started - @JustinMinkel @EdWeekTeacher (link: http://ow.ly/uJ3630pggvf) ow.ly/uJ3630pggvf | #writing #teaching

Why #Writing Sucks and We Need to Talk About It | @pernilleripp on the need to be direct about issues students have w/ writing (link: http://ow.ly/nTSW30pdDPS) ow.ly/nTSW30pdDPS | #WritingIdentity #JoyOfLearning

Parenting + Play

Author #JohnMarsden on the 'toxic' #parenting pandemic: 'By limiting children’s exposure to danger ... we are limiting their ability to mature, develop resilience + independence" @Celina_Ribeiro_ @guardian (link: http://ow.ly/I8GV30pf9Vo) ow.ly/I8GV30pf9Vo via @gail_gauthier

#FacialRecognition Tech Comes to Schools + Summer Camps - (link: http://ow.ly/yxD330pggfo) ow.ly/yxD330pggfo @juliejargon @WSJ | As a parent, I intend to steer clear of this for as long as possible, though it's probably inevitable

Schools and Libraries

How Attendance Awards (at least for older kids) Backfire | @UKnowHGSE @leahjshafer (link: http://ow.ly/35rL30pezhG) ow.ly/35rL30pezhG | Awards intended to motivate can do the opposite | #ExtrinsicMotivation

#EducationPolicy Helped These States Beat the Socioeconomic Curve. @MichaelPetrilli @EducationNext https://t.co/Ao3ZeRjP6r posits that national trends in test scores are driven mostly by economics, but some states transcend that via policies

How Might We Remove the “Floaties” & Give Students “Goggles” Instead? This is, how can #teachers set conditions for students to push themselves forward? #TeacherMom @HonorsGradU (link: http://ow.ly/gheU30pg6Py) ow.ly/gheU30pg6Py

STEM

Using #Play to Teach #Math | (link: http://ow.ly/mzg030pezYy) ow.ly/mzg030pezYy | @MatthewOldridge @edutopia via @drdouggreen | #Flow #GuidedPlay #STEM

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Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: July 26: Reducing #ScreenTime + Increasing #BookAccess for Kids

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage.  There's a lot of great stuff this week. Topics include #BookAccess, #ClassroomLibraries, #FreePlay, #GenderRoles, #GraphicNovels, #homework, #NoSummerSlide, #phonics, #PictureBooks, #ScreenTime, #SocialMedia, #STEM, #SummerReading, parenting, reading, schools, teaching, and writing.

Events, Programs + Research

Free Book Vending Machines Launched Across All NYC Boroughs – @CBSNewYork via @tashrow (link: http://ow.ly/Em0p30pafeC) ow.ly/Em0p30pafeC | #BookAccess @JetBlue @iammarleydias

You Get a Book and You Get a Book and You Get a Book! @nerdybookclub @PrincipalGarden shares her students' joy in receiving free books at a school #BookSwap (link: http://ow.ly/Hoqi30paVYW) ow.ly/Hoqi30paVYW #BookAccess

"Literacy is life. (@right2readproj agrees) Especially for children of color and in poverty." @vesiawils fights for her new grandchild's education, after fighting for others https://t.co/o5DgbiEvdF

Growing Bookworms

#SummerReading Shouldn’t Feel Like #Homework - Ann Patchett wonders if adults' desire for mindless paperbacks in the summer is a "subconscious backlash" against forced childhood #reading (link: http://ow.ly/BlIl30paWd8) ow.ly/BlIl30paWd8 @ParnassusBooks1

#NoSummerSlide Week 8 from @TheReadingTub | Yes, #ScavengerHunts have hidden #literacy value (link: http://ow.ly/okI730pbAWv) ow.ly/okI730pbAWv

EASY #BackToSchool Book Reading Challenge for parents + teachers from @growingbbb (link: http://ow.ly/ABTi30pcACb) ow.ly/ABTi30pcACb #ReadAloud #LoveOfReading

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

Where to find 10,000 Books to read to grow #writing skills? | @bd_levines hares her sources for new #PictureBooks (link: http://ow.ly/llBG30paVXB) ow.ly/llBG30paVXB | #Cybils, #libraries + more

Starting w/ #WritingIdentity First Rather than #Writing Skills in order to engage #students. Makes sense to me, @pernilleripp (link: http://ow.ly/BNY630pcAX0) ow.ly/BNY630pcAX0 | #teaching

A woman's greatest enemy (+ barrier to #creativity + #writing)? A lack of time to themselves | @BrigidSchulte @guardian https://t.co/6Uwv13dIgC

I love this review at Jean Little Library: "not of particularly high (or any) literary quality. But ... will get kids at the series stage to love reading and keep reading until they're ready for more substantial fare" (link: http://ow.ly/GaVj30pd38M) ow.ly/GaVj30pd38M | It's about #JoyOfReading

Library #eBook Lending Poses Rising Problem for #Publishing Industry - @JeffreyT1 @WSJ (link: http://ow.ly/D1gI30pdliM) ow.ly/D1gI30pdliM | @MacmillanUSA is changing sales policies for #libraries

ALA denounces new @MacmillanUSA #library #eBook lending model, urges library customers to voice objections (link: http://ow.ly/PbBi30pdmWf) ow.ly/PbBi30pdmWf @ALALibrary #publishing

Parenting, Play + Screen Time

Halifax university researchers on the importance of risk in child’s #play | @ydentremont @thestarhalifax (link: http://ow.ly/yybQ30papZN) ow.ly/yybQ30papZN #OutdoorPlay #LoosePartsPlay

How Parents Can Model Better #ScreenTime Behavior for Their Kids | @anya1anya @MindShiftKQED (link: http://ow.ly/pzxP30pbTgx) ow.ly/pzxP30pbTgx | #Parenting #SocialMedia

For Today's Kids, Time for #FreePlay Often Defaults to #ScreenTime—Some parents fight back by giving kids lists of things to do offfline @juliejargon @WSJ (link: http://ow.ly/s1VQ30pc56F) ow.ly/s1VQ30pc56F | #Play #parenting

Facebook fails to keep Messenger Kids’ safety promise, allowed non-approved adults (connected to other kids) into group chats w/ kids | @riptari @TechCrunch @TheVerge (link: http://ow.ly/jvQF30pbTFO) ow.ly/jvQF30pbTFO #SocialMedia

5 tips to help your gifted child become more independent | guest post by Cloe Matheson @giftedchlnges (link: http://ow.ly/pc0g30pcAQV) ow.ly/pc0g30pcAQV | #giftedness #parenting #FreePlay #creativity

Schools and Libraries

The Surprising Benefits of Student-Created #GraphicNovels | @cultofpedagogy + @ShvetaMiller (link: http://ow.ly/Beht30pbTti) ow.ly/Beht30pbTti | Cartoons invite empathy + allow for emotional distance

18 Free (or Cheap) Ways to Stock Your #ClassroomLibrary from @WeAreTeachers (link: http://ow.ly/eRYO30paVUB) ow.ly/eRYO30paVUB | Amazon wishlists, @FirstBook, @kidsneedtoread + more

Influential #Reading Group @ILAToday Makes It Clear: Students Need Systematic, Explicit #Phonics - @Stephen_Sawchuk + Sarah Schwartz @EdWeekTeacher https://t.co/0qQ2ayzsXG

10 First Day of #Homeschool Ideas from @thisreadingmama. I like "5. Start a #ReadAloud" (link: http://ow.ly/rWD330pd2ZL) ow.ly/rWD330pd2ZL | #BackToSchool

STEM

Mathematics is about wonder, #creativity and fun, so let's teach it that way (link: http://ow.ly/TKnE30paq1e) ow.ly/TKnE30paq1e | Peter Taylor @ConversationUS, quotes from @joboaler #Math #STEM #teaching

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

Here 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

I 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 (link: http://ow.ly/D2FV30p9jJA) 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 (link: http://ow.ly/8R6730p9jTK) ow.ly/8R6730p9jTK #BookList

Fake News + Information Literacy

A Reminder That #FakeNews Is An #InformationLiteracy Problem - Not A Tech Problem (link: http://ow.ly/tAfZ30p7G8H) 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 (link: http://ow.ly/4zDr30p8M9t) ow.ly/4zDr30p8M9t via @drdouggreen #FakeNews #InformationLiteracy #Schools

Growing Bookworms (inc. Reading Choice)

Use Comics or #GraphicNovels, Paired w/ Novels, to Teach #ELA + #SEL Skills | (link: http://ow.ly/nO1J30p8Myu) 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 (link: http://ow.ly/mRsD30p7fSg) 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 (link: http://ow.ly/LWvI30p82Eh) 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 (link: http://ow.ly/AzuK30p9RnC) ow.ly/AzuK30p9RnC | Avoid scary books, don't fear repetition + more

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

Happy to see from @tashrow's review that @RyanTHiggins #MotherBruce is successfully moving into #EasyReaders like Bruce’s Big Fun Day (link: http://ow.ly/Tebd30p8LZb) 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 (link: http://ow.ly/VDos30p76Y9) ow.ly/VDos30p76Y9

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

Schools and Libraries

Introducing #cbadspotlight & the 2019-20 Monthly #classroombookaday Selections from @heisereads (link: http://ow.ly/qJlL30p77pz) 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 (link: http://ow.ly/VWbv30p7g74) 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 (link: http://ow.ly/UoBG30p7G1G) ow.ly/UoBG30p7G1G #EducationalEquity

Reaching the Quiet Kids in Class | @buddyxo @EdSurge (link: http://ow.ly/49Ab30p7Gk7) 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 (link: http://ow.ly/iEnY30p9RNo) ow.ly/iEnY30p9RNo | #giftedness

Parenting + Social Media 

Tips for #Homeschooling a Challenging Child from @thisreadingmama, who has been there (link: http://ow.ly/mNSq30p9S27) 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 (link: http://ow.ly/jIGf30p9RzD) 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 (link: http://ow.ly/96sQ30p7qL9) 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" (link: http://ow.ly/hAxJ30p8MiX) ow.ly/hAxJ30p8MiX @AlexandraStarr @NPR

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Links I Shared on Twitter Recently: July 12: Knowledge vs. Reading Comprehension, Divisiveness in YA Twitter + Summer Road Trips

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter recently @JensBookPage. I missed the past couple of weeks of roundups because of travel and houseguests, but I was saving articles in my readers. Below you will find a veritable bonanza of links about #BookLists, #DiverseBooks, #giftedness, #Happiness, #HigherEd, #literacy, #LoveOfBooks, #math, #NoSummerSlide, #phonics, #play, #ReadingLogs, #RoadTrips, #ScreenTime, #STEM, #SummerReading, parenting, reading, schools, testing, writing and lots more. 

Book Lists + Awards

New #BookList from @momandkiddo | Children's Books about the Amazing Human Body! (link: http://ow.ly/yVRG30p5Bk7) ow.ly/yVRG30p5Bk7 | My daughter loves Human Body Theater (nonfiction #GraphicNovel about the body)

#EasyReaders and Early #ChapterBooks: Some of the Best of 2019 per @fuseeight (link: http://ow.ly/dZui30p4RJe) ow.ly/dZui30p4RJe #BookList

Laugh-Out-Loud Funny Beginning #ChapterBook Series: Ages 6-10 (link: http://ow.ly/jd5s30p4RGv) ow.ly/jd5s30p4RGv | A good #BookList @momandkiddo b/c kids love #FunnyBooks

100 Mighty Girl Books for Tweens' #SummerReading List | @amightygirl #BookList (link: http://ow.ly/wEkU30oYRsw) ow.ly/wEkU30oYRsw | I will note that these #DiverseBooks w/ strong protagonists should be great for boys, too.

Announcing the Winners of the Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards! — @fuseeight (link: http://ow.ly/pw4u30p6p2Y) ow.ly/pw4u30p6p2Y #GraphicNovels, #kidlit #nonfiction

Diversity + Gender

Yes, #YA Twitter Can Be Toxic, But It Also Points Out Real Problems (link: http://ow.ly/F8Wo30p0J43) ow.ly/F8Wo30p0J43 @mollytempleton @BuzzFeed | #DiverseBooks #OwnVoices #Publishing

Torn apart: the vicious war over young adult books | @leobenedictus @GuardianBooks (link: http://ow.ly/ybJR30oYRz1) ow.ly/ybJR30oYRz1 | What is #CancelCulture doing to #YA fiction? | #DiverseBooks #OwnVoices

Events, Programs + Research

McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys Caught in Backlash Over Plastic - @SaabiraC @WSJ (link: http://ow.ly/Dr8F30p5Z1b) ow.ly/Dr8F30p5Z1b | I say replace all the toys with children's books for a win-win solution

Republicans and Democrats Don't Understand Each Other - @Yascha_Mounk @TheAtlantic (link: http://ow.ly/fGO130oZI7g) ow.ly/fGO130oZI7g - New study by @MiC_Global shows #PerceptionGap, especially among educated Democrats

Research finds Texas 10% policy didn’t expand number of high schools feeding students to top universities (link: http://ow.ly/Lu5c30p5C4n) ow.ly/Lu5c30p5C4n #HigherEd @hechingerreport @jillbarshay

Preschoolers Who Practice #Phonics Show Stronger #Math Skills, Study Finds - @EdWeekTeacher https://t.co/vGqY7YN6gY

Brain Wars: #UnitStudies vs. Brain #Science – @MarlaSzwast (link: http://ow.ly/Nimu30p4R5o) ow.ly/Nimu30p4R5o "what goes on in our brains when we learn is much more similar to what happens in every other person’s brain than it is different."

Not even a little bit surprising, but still good: Study Finds Toddlers Prefer Print Books over Tablets – @ClevelandClinic (link: http://ow.ly/jZ9N30p46or) ow.ly/jZ9N30p46or #GrowingBookworms

I think this is a really neat program: To Improve Care, #VA Asks Patients Their Life Stories + adds them to medical record | @bkesling @WSJ (link: http://ow.ly/5kTB30p4OtU) ow.ly/5kTB30p4OtU | An idea for @KPMemberService

Growing Bookworms

#classroombookaday - #PictureBooks Are For ANY Grade (link: http://ow.ly/4Anl30oYRpb) ow.ly/4Anl30oYRpb | @heisereads "Picture book is a format, not an age designation"

Pros & Cons of #ReadingLogs - @Larryferlazzo shares responses from 4 educators | I'm w/ @LRobbTeacher + @huels_ryan https://t.co/rzUbn2LIDp

Road Trip #Literacy Tips for When You Can’t Read in the Car from @TheReadingTub (link: http://ow.ly/6kYy30p4QZx) ow.ly/6kYy30p4QZx | Alphabet games + more | In my family we play a game where we name a winery for each letter of the alphabet

#NoSummerSlide Week 5 @TheReadingTub – Road Trip #Literacy Ideas (when you can't read in the car), Part 2 (link: http://ow.ly/MTb030p4Riv) ow.ly/MTb030p4Riv | music, #audiobooks, #podcasts + more

#NoSummerSlide Week 6 @TheReadingTub – #Literacy-themed #RoadTrip Activities, Part 3 (link: http://ow.ly/eTcn30p5Bsi) ow.ly/eTcn30p5Bsi | Journals + treasure hunts are both up my daughter's alley for sure

Booktalks: An Often-Overlooked Way to Foster a #LoveOfReading in Children | Christine French Cully  @ReadBrightly (link: http://ow.ly/BAYo30p6OC0) ow.ly/BAYo30p6OC0 | "reading for pleasure makes us smarter, more empathetic, and even healthier"

This is awesome! Books on wheels: School bus keeps #SummerReading rolling | Herald & Tribune (link: http://ow.ly/2FPO30p4RZg) ow.ly/2FPO30p4RZg | via @bkshelvesofdoom

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

My daughter saw this story + we had to order the book immediately: Mo Willems Prepares Another ‘Pigeon’ Book - @chriskornelis @WSJ (link: http://ow.ly/CcY630p4OPn) ow.ly/CcY630p4OPn @The_Pigeon @DisneyBooks

The Complete Listing of All Public Children’s Literature Statues in the United States (2019 Edition) — @FuseEight (link: http://ow.ly/Qd2t30p5TKc) ow.ly/Qd2t30p5TKc #kidlit #art

What Creates a #Reading Identify, and should we be worried about a decline in reading among today's kids? @Kerensd @AwfullyBigBlog (link: http://ow.ly/5R0h30p5BpT) ow.ly/5R0h30p5BpT #LoveOfBooks #GrowingBookworms

Is teaching #writing as important as teaching #reading? Yes, say many. It encourages independent thinking, empowerment + communication @MollySpray @washingtonpost https://t.co/IAC3suyN8F 

On the UK #ChildrensLaureate speeches, kids' rights as readers + a reminder that it's easier to convince kids of the #JoyOfReading than it is adults, by @KMcCaughrain @AwfullyBigBlog (link: http://ow.ly/6Gpx30p6PdB) ow.ly/6Gpx30p6PdB

New UK #ChildrensLaureate @CressidaCowell wants to 'take on TV' to encourage kids to love books + boost creative #writing + #SchoolLibraries (link: http://ow.ly/6npL30p5ZzO) ow.ly/6npL30p5ZzO @BBC

#Writing Tips for Kids 11 @BookChook - Write Great Dialogue (link: http://ow.ly/NAsr30p4RWD) ow.ly/NAsr30p4RWD | Listen to people chatting, pay attention to what you read in books + more

I agree w/ @MarniAtHome that handwritten thank-you notes are the grace notes of life (link: http://ow.ly/Mxmg30oZoX6) ow.ly/Mxmg30oZoX6 | They are getting rarer all the time, but I always appreciate them | #Gratitude

Parenting, Screen Time + Play

The First Time Our Child Was Asked “To Come Out and Play” | #TeacherMom @HonorsGradU shares tips for supporting + reassuring parents as they strive to build autonomy in kids (link: http://ow.ly/T10P30p6PoZ) ow.ly/T10P30p6PoZ

At Your Wits' End With A Screen-Obsessed Kid? Read This | @MindShiftKQED @anya1anya (link: http://ow.ly/6elh30p4S5X) ow.ly/6elh30p4S5X | #parenting #ScreenTime @DevorahHeitner

I agree completely w/ @TrevorHCairney that #boredom is still good for children! (link: http://ow.ly/lJf730p5DkG) ow.ly/lJf730p5DkG #parenting #play #creativity

I certainly agree with this piece: A Young Imagination Beats Videogames - Mike Kerrigan @WSJopinion (link: http://ow.ly/yULI30p0l2d) ow.ly/yULI30p0l2d #play #ScreenTime

Parents, Reject the Fear-Mongering says #TeacherMom @HonorsGradU (link: http://ow.ly/NJ1H30p4RRN) ow.ly/NJ1H30p4RRN | Push back on #HelicopterParenting w/ Mary's questions about #FreePlay + #ChildIndependence

Study of 1500 UK parents found most care more about their kids' #happiness than about their #grades or professional success (link: http://ow.ly/uTza30p4Rg5) ow.ly/uTza30p4Rg5 @TheSun via @drdouggreen

10 Signs That Your Child Is More Ready for #Kindergarten Than You Might Think – @HonorsGradU (link: http://ow.ly/jd1830p4R2d) ow.ly/jd1830p4R2d | They enjoy stories (even if they aren't sitting perfectly still) + lots more | #ChildDevelopment #Parenting

Schools and Libraries

Elementary-School Curriculum Is All Wrong | In early grades, #schools value reading-comprehension skills over knowledge. Results are bad, espec. for poor kids @natwexler @TheAtlantic https://t.co/OnBmbLfsdX

Bob Shepherd: This Is What a Generation of “Standards and Testing” Has Done to #ELA Teaching | @DianeRavitch via @drdouggreen | #teaching skills instead of content (link: http://ow.ly/5jnc30p5TBZ) ow.ly/5jnc30p5TBZ

Serving the #Math Whiz Kids: Private enrichment programs step up to meet the need that #schools are not filling for kids strong in math | @TchersPet @EducationNext (link: http://ow.ly/aiXN30p5TMH) ow.ly/aiXN30p5TMH | #giftedness #PISA #STEM

#Grades Are Lousy Preparation for Life - @mssackstein (link: http://ow.ly/LmOj30p4R8W) ow.ly/LmOj30p4R8W | Grades in the 90s are very good in #school, but most jobs expect near 100% performance. Some don't even have numeric metrics

20,000 Pennies: How a #BookClub Transformed our #School Community by #SchoolLibrarian Sarah FitzHenry @nerdybookclub (link: http://ow.ly/zZOf30oZIeC) ow.ly/zZOf30oZIeC #LittleFreeLibraries

This makes sense to me | How Building in Time for Exam Review Supports Advances in Student Learning | @kendalrolley @MindShiftKQED (link: http://ow.ly/IFaH30oZoRi) ow.ly/IFaH30oZoRi | #GrowthMindset #Testing

7 Effective Family Involvement Techniques for Teachers from @growingbbb (link: http://ow.ly/Jtx430p6p04) ow.ly/Jtx430p6p04 | Enhance communication, rethink #homework + more

Here's something I hadn't considered: #Schools Wrestle With Privacy of #DigitalData Collected on Students (e.g. search histories) @BetsyMorris2 @WSJ https://t.co/z2IMDUV3HF

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