Writing, Reading, et al Tweets of the Morning 10/21/12

Yep, I agree.

1. National Writing Project

https://www.facebook.com/writingproject 

2. Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism (AFAA) Launches AFAA Applauds

 http://www.autismspeaks.org/news/news-item/advancing-futures-adults-autism-afaa-launches-afaa-applauds

3. Little Bird: A Beautifully Minimalist Story of Belonging Lost and Found by Swiss Illustrator Albertine

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/05/16/albertine-little-bird/

 

3. Sloppy Handwriting: What is a Teacher To Do?! 5 Guidelines To Follow

http://special-ism.com/sloppy-handwriting-what-is-a-teacher-to-do-5-guidelines-to-follow/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

4. The Reformer’s Orthodoxy

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2012/10/the-reformers-orthodoxy-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

5. Inclusion, Not Always the Answer

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2012/10/inclusion-not-always-the-answer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

6. Engaging the High Achievers

Grades 4-6, GATE 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/keeping-students-engaged?fd=1 

 

 

 7. What Is Dyslexia?

http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/learning/dyslexia.html 

 

 

Reading and Literacy Tweets 9/19/12

https://www.facebook.com/fdnforearlylearning

 "So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, please go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install a lovely bookcase on the wall." Happy birthday Roald Dahl! In your honor, re-purposed spice racks!

https://www.facebook.com/fdnforearlylearning

Maybe now we might say computer time out.

 

1. Sound It Out  Assessing and learning the letters of the alphabet

http://www.readingrockets.org/blog/53818/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

2. New exams discriminate against dyslexics

https://www.senmagazine.co.uk/news/1053-new-english-baccalaureate-certificate-will-discriminate-against-dyslexics-says-charity.html 

3. Invest In Adult Literacy: Low Adult Literacy as a Public Health Issue

http://www.busboysandpoets.com/events/event/invest-in-adult-literacy-low-adult-literacy-as-a-public-health-issue 

 Mind/Shift, I love you. You are so fascinating.

4. Survey: Parents Prefer Reading Print Books to Young Kids

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/09/survey-for-young-kids-parents-prefer-reading-print-books/ 

Print books are 3 dimensional and they smell good, too.

 

 

The Sun Is Up, So Up With You!

The sun is up, so up with you!

  

 

Great Day for Up by Dr. Suess 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiRMJiahxPc 

Thanks again, Dr. Seuss.