Literacy with Summer Coming Up Tweets of the Day 5/14/13

Seriously. We know every week is book week.

1. A Nationwide Celebration of Books and Reading Since 1919

http://www.bookweekonline.com/official 

2. Toyota and National Center for Family Literacy Launch $10 Million Initiative

http://www.famlit.org/media-resources/press-releases/toyota-family-learning/ 

3. Reading Tips to Go

http://www.startwithabook.org/sms

 

4. The 21st century skill students really lack.

http://www.danielwillingham.com/1/post/2013/05/the-21st-century-skill-students-really-lack.html 

5. Girl Rising Illuminates the Global Value of Educating Young Women

http://www.theliteracysite.com/clickToGive/lit/thank-you 

6. This week is Children's Book Week and we're celebrating with a giveaway to kick off the week! 

http://www.kcedventures.com/blog/connecting-kids-books-to-real-life-kids-activities?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

7. 15 Fantastic Audiobooks for Grades K-8

http://www.weareteachers.com/community/blogs/weareteachersblog/blog-wat/2013/05/08/15-fantastic-audiobooks-for-grades-k-8 

 

Quiet and Cozy (And Otherwise) Tweets of the Morning 9/23/12

Give me my friend Barrymore and some peace and quiet.

You know, grown-ups need such a place,too.

1. Our Play Space: A Quiet & Cozy Nook

http://childhood101.com/2012/09/our-play-space-a-quiet-cosy-nook/ 

2. Clifford the Big Red Dog Hits the Big 5-0

http://www.teachhub.com/clifford-big-red-dog-hits-big-5-0 

3. TeachersFirst celebrates the very best books and ideas to promote literacy: 

 4. 100 Best Books

http://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.cfm 

5. 9 Surprising Ways Schools Are Using iPads Around The World

http://edudemic.com/2012/09/9-surprising-ways-schools-ipads-world/ 

6. Parental Alienation: Disorder or Not?

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/09/22/parental-alienation-disorder-or-not/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook 

7. Aspergers Syndrome The Hidden Disorder

http://marimouth.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/aspergers-syndrome-the-hidden-disorder/ 

8. A-Z of medical conditions

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/specialist-guides/medical-conditions/a-z-of-medical-conditions/ 

 

Tweets of the Morning 9/19/12

https://www.facebook.com/NaturallyLearning

Nature! Yes! Even a potted plant in the window counts. 

1. New teacher scholarships in England include SEN support staff for first time

http://www.cafamily.org.uk/news-and-media/new-teacher-scholarships-include-sen-support-staff-for-first-time/ 

2. 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 

3.  25 Ways To Use Twitter To Improve Your Professional Development

http://edudemic.com/2012/09/25-ways-to-use-twitter-to-improve-your-professional-development/ 

4. High School Graduation Rate For Black Males Trails White Students

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/19/black-male-hs-graduation-_n_1896490.html 

5. My Child Has LD—Isn’t He Automatically Eligible for Services?

 http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/ld-rights/is-my-child-with-learning-disability-eligible-for-special-education-services

6. Tips for Creating a Welcoming Classroom Environment

http://www.teachhub.com/tips-creating-welcoming-classroom-environment 

7. Launching Young Readers series Empowering Parents An engaging PBS show for parents of beginning readers

http://www.readingrockets.org/shows/launching/empowering/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

 

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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.

 

Reading and Teething Tweets of the Day (5/31/12)

                  Reading tastes good.

Teachers should be paid consultants during the summer, since we're always thinking and planning for school. So, here's some food for thought.

You'd think this would be a no-brainer since kids know a great deal about world events.

Still planning for class even on the beach.

1. 'Project-Based Learning: Real-World Issues Motivate Students'

 http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning-student-motivation

 Here are some sound ideas for making stronger readers.

Choice makes strong readers.

2. 'Building Reading Stamina'

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/51787/?fb_ref=.T8Zp4zgRHcQ.like&fb_source=timeline 

Library, here we come! 

This article gives instruction on what leads to reading fluency through decoding.

3. 'Small Change In Reading To Preschoolers Can Help Disadvantaged Kids Catch Up' http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/29/153927743/small-change-in-reading-to-preschoolers-can-help-disadvantaged-kids-catch-up

Babies, the learning titans.

4. "Babies’ Hunger to Learn Has a ‘Goldilocks Effect’" http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/science/babies-hunger-to-learn-shows-a-goldilocks-effect.html?_r=1&smid=fb-share

I checked, 'War and Peace' is not on this list. Maybe next year,

5.  'Top 10 Books for Babies.' http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/boo/2018290302_kidsbooks28.html?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter#.T8U88S8KQRI.facebook

      And you can teeth on it!

This is a more formal look at what a child needs to begin reading and then flourish with it.

6. 'Reading, Literacy and Your Child' http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/reading.htm

Here's is a quote, my italics, because that's the most fun part. The best part is the baby doesn't know if you can really sing or not.

 How do you read to a baby?

• Use small, chunky board books that your baby can easily hold onto.
• Talk about the pictures with your little one.
• Sing the text to keep baby's attention.
• Play peek-a-boo with lift-the-flap books.
• Help your baby touch and feel in texture books. 

And maybe baby will learn to sing! Here is a darling youtube video of when baby learns to sing:

 'Baby sings with parents. Very cute.' 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NIQqJizeFA 

Nice sentiment, too.

READING!

READING!

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