Let's Read, Read, Read!

Importance of Reading Aloud 

http://www.reachoutandread.org/why-we-work/importance-of-reading-aloud/ 

Parents should read aloud to infants every day, pediatricians say 

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/25/living/doctors-read-aloud-to-infants-parents/ 

Parents who read to their children nurture more than literary skills

http://aapnews.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/06/24/aapnews.20140624-2 

Themed Booklists

Sometimes it just takes one wonderful book to turn a kid into a reader. Tap into what interests your child. Browse these book lists selected by Maria Salvadore, our children's literature expert. These books are for kids up to 9 years old, focus on new titles, and emphasize quality. Happy Reading!

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/booksbytheme 

 Teachers' Picks: Top 25 Picture Books

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/teachers-picks-top-25-picture-books 

 Best Books for Boys http://www.pbs.org/parents/best-books-for-boys/

http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/19847/recommended-books-for-boys

Top Read Aloud Books Starring Mighty Girls

http://www.amightygirl.com/mighty-girl-picks/top-read-alouds 

Let's Read, Read, Read!

Importance of Reading Aloud 

http://www.reachoutandread.org/why-we-work/importance-of-reading-aloud/ 

Parents should read aloud to infants every day, pediatricians say 

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/25/living/doctors-read-aloud-to-infants-parents/ 

Parents who read to their children nurture more than literary skills

http://aapnews.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/06/24/aapnews.20140624-2 

Themed Booklists

Sometimes it just takes one wonderful book to turn a kid into a reader. Tap into what interests your child. Browse these book lists selected by Maria Salvadore, our children's literature expert. These books are for kids up to 9 years old, focus on new titles, and emphasize quality. Happy Reading!

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/booksbytheme 

 Teachers' Picks: Top 25 Picture Books

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/teachers-picks-top-25-picture-books 

 Best Books for Boys http://www.pbs.org/parents/best-books-for-boys/

http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/19847/recommended-books-for-boys

Top Read Aloud Books Starring Mighty Girls

http://www.amightygirl.com/mighty-girl-picks/top-read-alouds 

 

Let's Read, Read, Read!

Importance of Reading Aloud 

http://www.reachoutandread.org/why-we-work/importance-of-reading-aloud/ 

Parents should read aloud to infants every day, pediatricians say 

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/25/living/doctors-read-aloud-to-infants-parents/ 

Parents who read to their children nurture more than literary skills

http://aapnews.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/06/24/aapnews.20140624-2 

Themed Booklists

Sometimes it just takes one wonderful book to turn a kid into a reader. Tap into what interests your child. Browse these book lists selected by Maria Salvadore, our children's literature expert. These books are for kids up to 9 years old, focus on new titles, and emphasize quality. Happy Reading!

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/booksbytheme 

 Teachers' Picks: Top 25 Picture Books

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/teachers-picks-top-25-picture-books 

 Best Books for Boys http://www.pbs.org/parents/best-books-for-boys/

http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/19847/recommended-books-for-boys

Top Read Aloud Books Starring Mighty Girls

http://www.amightygirl.com/mighty-girl-picks/top-read-alouds 

 

 

Let's Read, Read, Read!

Importance of Reading Aloud 

http://www.reachoutandread.org/why-we-work/importance-of-reading-aloud/ 

Parents should read aloud to infants every day, pediatricians say 

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/25/living/doctors-read-aloud-to-infants-parents/ 

Parents who read to their children nurture more than literary skills

http://aapnews.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/06/24/aapnews.20140624-2 

Themed Booklists

Sometimes it just takes one wonderful book to turn a kid into a reader. Tap into what interests your child. Browse these book lists selected by Maria Salvadore, our children's literature expert. These books are for kids up to 9 years old, focus on new titles, and emphasize quality. Happy Reading!

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/booksbytheme 

 Teachers' Picks: Top 25 Picture Books

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/teachers-picks-top-25-picture-books 

 Best Books for Boys http://www.pbs.org/parents/best-books-for-boys/

http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/19847/recommended-books-for-boys

Top Read Aloud Books Starring Mighty Girls

http://www.amightygirl.com/mighty-girl-picks/top-read-alouds 

 

Diverse Educational Topics Tweets of the Day 6/25/14

Apparently, you don't even have to be Italian to use expressive hand gestures

Cracking a Secret Code to Learning: Hand Gestures

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/06/cracking-a-secret-code-to-learning-hand-gestures/ 

Response: 'Teachers Know A Lot About Scaffolding' For Complex Texts

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2014/06/response_teachers_know_a_lot_about_scaffolding_for_complex_texts.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

 The Ten Dumbest Common Core Problems

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/373840/ten-dumbest-common-core-problems-alec-torres

Teaching Empathy: The Ancient Way Is Now Cutting-Edge

http://startempathy.org/blog/2014/06/teaching-empathy-ancient-way-now-cutting-edge 

Pediatrics Group to Recommend Reading Aloud to Children From Birth

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/24/us/pediatrics-group-to-recommend-reading-aloud-to-children-from-birth.html?_r=1&utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

Summer Reading and Rejuvenation 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/summer-reading-and-rejuvenation-joshua-block?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-summer-reading-and-rejuventation-link

How to Divorce Your District

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-to-divorce-district-elena-aguilar?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-how-to-divorce-your-district-link 

Wikipedia pops up in bibliographies, and even college curricula 

http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-wikipedia-20140615-story.html#page=1 

 

Let's Get Active! Tweets of the Day 2/11/13

As long as you're outside...

Birding Tips for Families http://education.audubon.org/birding-tips-families

1. Common Core Free Resources Edition #5 

http://creativecommoncoreclassroom.blogspot.com/2013/02/common-core-free-resources-edition-5.html 

2. 10 Resources For Getting Elementary Students Interested In Reading

http://edudemic.com/2013/02/getting-elementary-students-interested-in-reading/ 

3. Read Across America Poem

http://www.nea.org/grants/read-across-america-poem.html 

You're never too old, too wacky, too wild,
To pick up a book and read with a child.
You're never too busy, too cool, or too hot,
To pick up a book and share what you've got.

In schools and communities,
Let's gather around,
Let's pick up a book,
Let's pass it around.

There are kids all around you,
Kids who will need
Someone to hug,
Someone to read.

Come join us March 1st
Your own special way
And make this America's
Read to Kids Day.

4. NEA's Read Across America 2013 

http://pinterest.com/pin/475129829407582752/ 

5. Using Creative Materials to Develop Hand Strength

http://childhood101.com/2013/02/fine-motor-skills-hand-strength/ 

6. Design: Air Cannon
http://pbskids.org/designsquad/build/air-cannon/ 

7. 10 Creative Activities for Kids

http://www.artfulparent.com/2013/02/10-creative-activities-for-kids.html 

8. What is Diversity? {Egg Activity for Martin Luther King Jr. Day}

http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/23747/what-is-diversity 

 

Fun, Funding, Did NCLB Improve Things For Kids? Tweets of the Day 7/25/12

How did the scientists think of this?

1.Aesop's Fable Unlocks How Crows and Kids Think

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120725200330.htm?fb_ref=.UBCx9HJZPh0.like&fb_source=timeline 

New way to describe taking education money.

2.  Why the Ticking Time Bomb of 'Sequestration' Could Decimate Education

http://www.good.is/post/why-the-ticking-time-bomb-of-sequestration-could-decimate-education/ 

3.  7 Ways to Boost Kids' Confidence  One trick to prevent bullying? Raising confident kids. Here are ways you can build self esteem at any age.

http://www.care.com/child-care-7-ways-to-boost-kids-confidence-p1017-q18640694.html#utm_content=1017&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=general_general&utm_source=facebook&utm_term=& 

Helping the little people understand how the letters work to make a story.

4.  Print Awareness During Read Alouds

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/3400/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

Yay, good news!

5.  Kids Count report: America's children are advancing despite the economy

The widely-watched Kids Count annual survey on the state of America's children shows gains in health and education despite the poor economy. But advocates say raised poverty rates merit more attention from lawmakers.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2012/0725/Kids-Count-report-America-s-children-are-advancing-despite-the-economy?fb_ref=.UBBGbW88XZ0.like&fb_source=timeline 

Edutopia reports.

6. High-Impact Professional Development for Rural Schools

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/stw-tech-integration-professional-development?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=STW&utm_campaign=emints 

Ending on a very serious notes.

7.  Mental health: What's normal, what's not

Understanding what's considered normal mental health can be tricky. See how feelings, thoughts and behaviors determine mental health and how to recognize if you or a loved one needs help. 

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mental-health/MH00042/