Social Media: Connect to Children's Literature
Using Twitter to connect to the larger Children's Literature Community
Why Twitter?
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Kirkus Reviews - Children's and Teens Link
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Nancie Atwell's Kid Recommend List - Center for Teaching and Learning
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Notable Book List from American Library Association blag | Current List | Previous Lists
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Slime Kids - This is a JACKPOT of reviews for kids and by kids.
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State Book Award Lists are a great place to find new titles! List is compiled by Cynthia Leitich Smith.
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Sign up for School Library Journal Newsletters - Keep tabs on the LATEST news in KidLit/YA
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The Children's Book Review - Books are grouped by age, genre, and some by topic
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Loud in the Library is a really fantastic podcast and the website has reading lists and video book talks that are very helpful!
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Brightly - A site focused on reading for all ages
Twitter Helpers:
Teacher Tips:
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140 Twitter Tips for Teachers - CoolCatTeacher
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More to come...
DORMANT READERS*
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YALSA's annual lists for YA readers who haven't found their book yet!
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Top 10 Books to Hook Dormant Teen Readers from Melissa Sethna via The Nerdy Bookclub
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10 Strategies to Help a Reticent Reader Love to Read by Susie Rolander via The Nerdy Bookclub
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10 Books That Help Me Hook Self-Proclaimed Middle School “Non-Readers” by Brittany Gendron via The Nerdy Bookclub
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20 Strategies to Motivate Students - not reading specific but could be adapted - from MindShift
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A Special Educator’s Guide: Top Ten Books to Interest Your Dormant Middle School Reader by Suzanne Tiffany-Salogub via NerdyBookClub
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More to come...
*Donalyn Miller's renaming of the term reluctant readers
Understanding Children's Book Categories from PB to YA - from WriteForKids.org
MORE WAYS TO IGNITE YOUR READERS!
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Love this article: How To Make Reading Fun and Create Lifelong Readers - From First Book
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Another great article: How to Help Students Develop a Love for Reading -MindShift
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Angie Moore - Building Readers and Relationships - from NerdyBookClub
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One Parent's Rules for Reading - Very applicable to the classroom! From Brightly
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Supporting Independent Readers and Independent Reading by Jennifer Serravallo - via Nerdy Bookclub
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The Power of Podcasts to support readers - from MindShift
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Teaching New Readers to Love Books from Robin Smith via The HornBook