Joshua Whiting (Midvale, UT)’s review of Lowriders in Space. .@ALSCBlog has just released 3 new Graphic Novels Reading Lists. Download your FREE copies today! In 2011, the Quicklists Consulting Committee created a list of core titles that can be used when starting or maintaining a children’s graphic novel collection. The intended audience is librarians selecting books for inclusion in public libraries serving elementary school-age children. Updated in November of 2014, these Graphic Novel Reading Lists are available for students Kindergarten to 2nd grade, 3rd to 5th grade and 6th to 8th grade. PDFs of the book lists are available online in full color and black and white and are free to download, copy and distribute. .
Graphic novel here is defined as a full-length story told in paneled, sequential, graphic format. The list does not include book-length collections of comic strips, wordless picture books, or hybrid books that are a mixture of traditional text and comics/graphics. The list includes classics as well as new titles that have been widely recommended and well-reviewed, and books that have popular appeal as well as critical acclaim. Goodreads Blog Post: What's the "It" Book of 2014? In 2013, it was arguably The Goldfinch. In 2012? Gone Girl, for sure. "It" books. They're the ones that we pass along, that we hope our friends have read so that we can discuss and debate. Love them or hate them, we can't stop talking about them! So we had to find out: What is this year's "It" book? The best part of being book nerds here at Goodreads is that we have the data to answer these sorts of questions!
We set a few limitations: We Were Liars by 2008 National Book Award finalist, E. Of course, the year is not yet over and there are several other contenders for the crown! Fresh off her success with Best Young Adult Fiction in last year's Goodreads Choice Awards, Rainbow Rowell switched to a more adult theme for Landline – a story about a marriage in trouble. According to Anthony Doerr, the title of his book, All the Light We Cannot See, "is a metaphorical suggestion that there are countless invisible stories still buried in World War II.
" Any other contenders? Looking for more ideas? Nerdy Book Club | A community of readers. Reading a book on a stationary bike isn't just for adults. If you’ve ever taken a ride on that health club staple the stationary bike, chances are you took a book or magazine along to peruse while working up a sweat. It turns out students at Ward Elementary School in Winston-Salem, N.C., are doing the same. The school’s pioneering Read and Ride program lets students get exercise while they read. School counselor Scott Ertl launched the innovative program in 2009. The health-minded educator asked friends and community members to donate their exercise bikes to the project, and the school received enough bikes to fill a whole classroom. The school shares one cycling room, which teachers are able to reserve for 15-minute intervals. The students simply bring something to read while they’re pedaling away.
At a time when America’s childhood obesity rates are sky-high, incorporating exercise into the school day (kids spend the bulk of their time at school) seems like a no-brainer. The academic results the program has achieved are impressive. Absolutely Almost | Granite Media. Joshua Whiting (Midvale, UT)’s review of The Fourteenth Goldfish. Joshua Whiting (Midvale, UT)’s review of The Bone Clocks. Joshua Whiting (Midvale, UT)’s review of Son. Great titles here. 2014 LONGLIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE #yal… Joshua Whiting’s Reading Progress for Son - Sep 13, 2014 10:07PM. Joshua Whiting’s Reading Progress for Messenger - Sep 07, 2014 09:50PM. 6 Ways Teachers Kill the Joy of Reading. Photo credit: bark via photopin cc There was a time when I was a bad teacher.
It’s okay; I can say it, because, fortunately, I learned how to be better. As an English language arts teacher, I was really good at one thing–making kids hate reading. I didn’t intend to kill the joy of reading. I simply didn’t know any better. Like many traditional teachers, I hid behind old methods–lecture, practice, test, grade and move on. Fortunately, I spent one important summer reflecting on my methods and researching what motivates people along with best practices in the classroom. 6 Ways to Kill the Joy of Reading 1–Clinging to the classroom novel For years, I’d roll in a cart filled with 30 paperback novels and announce to my middle schoolers, “This is the book we’re going to read this year.” 2–The “Don’t-read-ahead” directive The joy of reading with a friend My son is reading a marvelous book for class, Holes, by Louis Sachar. 3–Telling kids what they can’t read 4–Not reading in class daily So they read.
Joshua Whiting’s Reading Progress for Gathering Blue - Aug 31, 2014 01:15PM. Stuff YA Readers Say (via @KearnsHighLMC) Newsela Free Summer Reading Challenge. Newbery / Caldecott 2015: The Summer Prediction Edition. Web Literacy Map v1.1 (visual update) 2014 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children’s Literature — The Horn Book. Today, at BookExpo America, The Horn Book’s editor in chief Roger Sutton announced the 2014 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners.
Celebrating its 48th year, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the field of children’s and young adult literature. Winners and two honor books are selected in each of three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction. “This year’s judges did a splendid job,” said Sutton.
“It’s always great when their choices inspire one to feel confirmed, challenged, and surprised all at the same time.” PICTURE BOOK AWARD WINNER:Mr. Read The Horn Book’s review. FICTION AWARD WINNER:Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith (Dutton Children’s Books, an imprint of Penguin Group USA) Read The Horn Book’s review. NONFICTION AWARD WINNER:The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin (Roaring Book Press) Read The Horn Book’s review. Rules of Summer written and illustrated by Shaun Tan (Arthur A. Joshua Whiting (Midvale, UT)’s review of The Mark of the Dragonfly.
Fiction_L Booklists | Creative Libraries Utah and Colorado. How about a mash-up of Hatchet, Holes, & The Giver? (And a non-Newbery: Can you spot it?) A Volcano Beneath the Snow: John Brown’s War Against Slavery | Granite Media. Scholastic adds 900 eBook titles to OverDrive Marketplace - OverDrive Blogs. My Students’ Top Ten “Essential Digital Reading Tools” List by Sara Kajder. How #Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving @AskATechTeacher #gbl. Last month, Scientific American declared “…“not only is Minecraft immersive and creative, but it is an excellent platform for making almost any subject area more engaging.” A nod from a top science magazine to the game many parents wish their kids had never heard of.
This, following Common Sense Media’s seal of approval. On the surface, it’s not so surprising. Something like 80% of five-to-eight year-olds play games and 97% of teens. But Minecraft, a blocky retro role-playing simulation that’s more Lego than svelte hi-tech wizardry, isn’t just the game du jour. Let me back up a moment. And still, my students hang my picture in the Teacher Hall of Fame every time I let them play Minecraft–which I do regularly.
A note: Any time students use the internet, start with a discussion on how to use it safely. In case you must ‘sell’ this idea to your administration, here are three great reasons why students should use Minecraft in school: Reading, Writing, and Problem Solving. Reading Writing. The internet isn't harming our love of 'deep reading', it's cultivating it | Steven Poole | Global. Are young people losing the ability to read properly? Actually, I heartily wish they were since I might then have got a decent desk today at the British Library, which becomes overrun with undergraduates during the university holidays. But what about young people in general who are Facebooking and Tindering all day and can't concentrate on anything more than a soundbite? This alleged ADHD generation, as well as its elders who have been sucked in to the internet lifestyle, may be responsible for the human species losing its "deep-reading brain".
At least that is the worry expressed by a group of writers and neuroscientists calling themselves the Slow Reading Movement. In our culture of excitable neuroscientism a lot of such arguments employ the sexy word "brain" and so sound scientifically objective, but they are really socio-cultural arguments. As it happens, I value deep reading – and so, perhaps, do you. Of course the internet can be distracting – you're reading this, after all. Joshua Whiting (Midvale, UT)’s review of The Riverman. My review posted on granitemedia.org: Ingredients: Late 1980s.
Jr. High School. A girl born 12 years ago who is 13 years old. A tape recorder taped to the girl’s handlebars that always plays heavy metal, unless you listen very carefully. Wow, mind blown by this book in every good way. Recommended to readers who like middle grade mystery books that are realistic but contain a skeptical possibility of magic, such as When You Reach Me, Doll Bones, or even possibly Bridge to Terabithia, but are ready for something a little darker and borderline young adult.
Toy Stories: Photos of Children from Around the World with Their Favorite Things. 15 YA Novels To Watch Out For This Spring. Actually Achieving Close Reading With Digital Tools. Actually Achieving Close Reading With Digital Tools By Troy Hicks As we have known for decades, and as advocated for by the International Reading Association, our adolescent readers are more likely to engage with text when they feel connected to the topic, have a choice in the reading materials, and are able to discuss what they have read in both formal and informal settings.
Unfortunately, even with the proliferation of social media and new technologies in our classrooms, many of the students who I have met with over the past school year have still felt a disconnect between the reading they do in school and the reading they do for their own enjoyment. While there are still many active, avid readers, survey data that I have collected with Dr.
One additional layer that I would like to add to this conversation connects to a big topic amongst literacy educators: “close reading.” Let me offer a few examples. Engaging In Close Reading With A Digital Text Conclusion. 2013 Granite Book Awards: Middle Grade Fiction | Granite Media. 8 ways to foster wild reading at home and school. 5 Questions About Content Curation. Image taken from Flickr from Gwyneth Bronwynne. Graphic by Dr. Joyce Valenza I recently participated in a Twitter chat with my friends at #edtechchat and we discussed a great deal different aspects of content curation. I'd like to share my findings and the most relevant thoughts learned about this great topic in the form of questions & answers. These are not the original questions form the chat though. I hope you enjoy this topic as much as I do: Q1. Content curation is the process by which we search and sift through the vast amount of content available online and we organize, sort and arrange it in such a meaningful way as to be able to share it with others.
Sift throughseeksearchscanselectorganizeannotatepresentanalyzedisplayapply criteriatagsort Q3. Be picky about what to include. Q4: What are some uses for content curation? Q5: What are some of the best tools for content curation? The Not-Quite-Professional Guide to Socially Awkward Media.