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ReadingRockets

  1. Polish your #writing craft with this free, online & collaborative #summer writing camp for teachers & librarians: ow.ly/bfBL3 about 18 hours ago via HootSuite
  2. Tips to help your child build reading stamina (in English & Spanish): ow.ly/bfuaj #parenting #ece #literacy about 20 hours ago via HootSuite
  3. How one small change in #reading to preschoolers can help disadvantaged kids catch up: ow.ly/bfqLY (via @NPRHealth) #literacy #ece about 22 hours ago via HootSuite
  4. Orange Pear Apple Bear + 9 other great books for babies & toddlers: ow.ly/bdpx8 #kidlit #kidlitchat #parenting 11:31 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  5. Weekly strategy: RAFT #writing helps kids think more deeply about role, audience, format & topic: ow.ly/bdi6Q #teaching 9:31 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  6. How to create "introvert friendly" classrooms, rather than forcing extroversion: ow.ly/b80YL (via @educationweek) #teaching #edchat 9:45 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  7. Go on a "night sky" reading adventure with our newest family literacy bag! ow.ly/b68ML #parenting #kidlit #ece 11:30 AM May 23rd via HootSuite
  8. How one school practices early intervention to help kids with #LD succeed. Watch video: ow.ly/b68o5 (via @NewsHour) #sped 9:31 AM May 23rd via HootSuite
  9. Do you teach #writing? Check out Project Write from natl expert Steve Graham. Lesson plans included: ow.ly/b4NRy #spedchat #edchat 1:30 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
  10. Our Big Summer Read booklist is here! Great fiction & nonfiction for kids 0-9: ow.ly/aZRKy #kidlit #kidlitchat #summerreading 11:31 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  11. LD in your classroom: 7 tips for teachers: ow.ly/b4xXh (via @nichcy) #LD #sped #spedchat #teaching 9:30 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  12. New tools for differentiated instruction w/in RTI framework. Watch a master teacher in action! ow.ly/b2Q7J #sped #spedchat #RTI #LD 1:35 PM May 21st via HootSuite
  13. Let's go reading in the car. Why #audiobooks are great: ow.ly/b2Qpl #kidlit #kidlitchat #parenting 11:30 AM May 21st via HootSuite
  14. Monday strategy: Story Sequence tools help kids build #comprehension skills across content areas: ow.ly/aTMxN #teaching #edchat 9:45 AM May 21st via HootSuite
  15. It's Visit Your Relatives Day! Perfect for reading Cynthia Rylant's The Relatives Came: ow.ly/aZQUI (via @anitasilvey) #kidlit 11:31 AM May 18th via HootSuite
  16. How to keep your students learning until the end of the year: ow.ly/aZSH0 #teaching #ece 9:30 AM May 18th via HootSuite
  17. From emergent reader to fluent reader, a primer on the stages of reading development: ow.ly/aYyHx #fluency #ece #literacy 1:31 PM May 17th via HootSuite
  18. Remembering Newbery winner Jean Craighead George (Julie of the Wolves): ow.ly/aYya4 (via @SLJournal) #kidlit 11:31 AM May 17th via HootSuite
  19. New study shows up to 15% of U.S. kids are chronically absent from school. What's the impact? ow.ly/aYxMW #absenteeism #parenting 9:30 AM May 17th via HootSuite
  20. Practical tips for parents on helping kids manage end-of-the-year test stress: ow.ly/aXz0X #parenting 1:55 PM May 16th via HootSuite
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