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Jennie Bales

Book talks with librarians: Opportunities and perspectives - Teacher… - 1 views

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    "A study of children participating in book talks in libraries has shown differing lines of priority between classroom teachers and librarians when it comes to reading, and suggests they should work together more cohesively."
Jennie Bales

LIBRARY STUFF: How To Create A Book List - 0 views

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    "It's actually quite difficult to put together a list that appeals to everyone, especially if the number of titles is restricted. The wider the age range the list is targeted at the more challenging it is especially if you have to consider emerging readers alongside confident readers - too many suggestions aimed at each group will put many off. I've had experience of doing this for book awards and school library packs, and it takes a lot longer and is harder than you'd think. "
Jennie Bales

Share Your Story! How Professional Writing Supports Yourself and Others | Knowledge Quest - 1 views

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    "If you or someone you know has a story to tell, please consider sharing it or asking them to share through a professional publication. And, don't just limit yourself to school library publications. The incredible work school librarians do each and every day to support their school communities is something all educators and administrators could benefit from hearing more about. "
Jennie Bales

Read Like a Girl: establishing a vibrant community of passionate readers - Alliance of ... - 0 views

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    Read Like a Girl is a community partnership for the literacy advancement of girls and is a combined endeavour led by Mt Alvernia College and St Rita's College, in partnership with Riverbend Books. This project encapsulates a calendar of reading events aimed at instilling a foundation and love of reading in the college communities and more broadly among girls everywhere.
Jennie Bales

Children's Rights to Read | International Literacy Association - 0 views

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    "Children deserve access to the education, opportunities, and resources needed to read. Be an advocate for every child, everywhere."
Jennie Bales

Very Short Stories for Middle and High School Students to Read Online - Owlcation - Edu... - 0 views

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    "If your students are struggling to get into the short story, or you're pressed for time, here are some very brief stories to get you started."
Jennie Bales

A place to get away from it all: 5 ways school libraries support student well-being - 1 views

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    "We know teacher librarians and school libraries play an important role in supporting young people's reading and broader academic achievement. But school libraries play a more diverse role in students' lives, among which is to support their well-being. Here are five ways they do this."
Jennie Bales

When Kids Say 'I'm not a reader': How Librarians Can Disrupt Traumatic Reading Practice... - 1 views

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    " how reading trauma is inflicted on students and what librarians can do to interrupt and prevent that trauma from occurring. "
Jennie Bales

Add features to your Projects - Computer - Google Earth Help - 0 views

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    Support for using Goolge Earth for mapping projects
Jennie Bales

StoryMapJS - 0 views

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    The site allows users to create a narrative story using locations
Jennie Bales

Promoting Reading during Virtual Learning | Knowledge Quest - 0 views

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    Promoting literature during home schooling - a range of ideas, some will transfer back to the library for ongoing activities
Jennie Bales

Picture Books and Primary Sources: Oscar's American Dream by Barry Wittenstein and Kris... - 0 views

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    "Picture Books as an Introduction to a Primary Source Activity In some other picture book and primary source pairings, the picture book provides contextual understanding of an event or a person. In this instance, there is not a single event that Wittenstein and Howdeshell's book focuses on. Instead, the passage of time is a driving factor in the story." Based on the book Oscar's American Dream.
Jennie Bales

In 20 years of award-winning picture books, non-white people made up just 12% of main c... - 0 views

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    "We investigated the diversity - including ethnicity, gender and sexuality - of the 118 shortlisted books in the early childhood category of Book of the Year between 2001 and 2020. We also examined diversity among the 103 authors and illustrators who have made the shortlist over the past 20 years."
Jennie Bales

How Students in Grades 4-12 Can Learn From Judging a Book by Its Cover | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "A close collaborative analysis of the text and graphics on book covers makes for a powerful literacy activity."
Jennie Bales

AUTOMATIC READABILITY CHECKER, a Free Readability Formula Consensus Calculator - 0 views

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    "Our Automatic Readability Checker takes a sample of your writing and calculates the number of sentences, words, syllables, and characters in your sample. Our program takes the output of these numbers and plugs them into seven popular readability formulas. These readability formulas (see below) will let you know the reading level and grade level of your text and help you determine if your audience can read your writing."
Jennie Bales

25 Ways Schools Can Promote Literacy And Independent Reading - 1 views

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    "In the quest to build capable readers, promoting independent, self-selected reading remains key. Creating ravenous, lifelong readers doesn't just happen, it takes a schoolwide culture to help reach that goal."
Jennie Bales

Looking for silver linings: Educating about privacy and security in our increasingly on... - 1 views

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    "The COVID-19 crisis has fast-tracked educators' experience of remote learning. This has created the opportunity to explore different digital tools to engage, communicate and connect with students. An openness to explore and embrace new technologies is hopefully one that will continue beyond the pandemic, and lead to innovative, and future-focused pedagogies. However, increasing use of technologies is accompanied by increasing digital security risks. "
Jennie Bales

Librarians Create Digital Book Displays for Students and Patrons | School Library Journal - 1 views

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    "Creating eye-catching, timely book displays that young people discover what they want to read is a time-honored tradition for school and youth librarians. With students all over the country learning from home, many librarians are creating digital displays and using online tools and platforms to showcase their books and other resources."
Jennie Bales

Brightly | Helping Parents Grow Lifelong Readers - 1 views

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    A book review site with age and genre lists, some resources and up to date content - US focus
Jennie Bales

20 Minutes to Excellent Research | Teacher Librarian - 0 views

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    "20 Minutes to Excellent Research is an activity for use by school librarians designed to briefly show students how to locate more than a dozen credible academic sources of information on any topic in less than 30 minutes."
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