Educational Links 5/20/15

Making Readers Feel Good About Themselves
http://www.reading.org/literacy-daily/literature/post/books/2015/05/18/making-readers-feel-good-about-themselves

Could Bilingual Education Mold Kids’ Brains to Better Resist Distraction?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/09/29/could-bilingual-education-mold-kids-brains-to-better-resist-distraction/ 

10 Solutions for Students Who Fidget in the Classroom

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/05/19/10-solutions-for-students-who-fidget-in-the-classroom/

The Difference Between Speech-Language Disorders and Attention Issues 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/getting-started/what-you-need-to-know/the-difference-between-speech-language-disorders-and-attention-issues 

Kids do a lot better when schools ban smartphones

http://wgno.com/2015/05/18/kids-do-a-lot-better-when-schools-ban-smartphones/ 

A Toy Company Is Finally Making Dolls With Disabilities and Health Conditions

http://themighty.com/2015/05/a-toy-company-is-finally-making-dolls-with-disabilities-and-health-conditions/

Don’t Let Class Tech Be Just a Garnish

http://www.middleweb.com/22605/is-your-tech-integration-mostly-a-garnish/ 

How Much 'Screen Time' Is Too Much? Why That's The Wrong Question

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/diana-graber/how-much-screen-time-is-too-much-why-thats-the-wrong-question_b_7285212.html 

 

Making Readers Feel Good About Themselves