Here are some recent tweets from the early education Twittersphere. Be sure to follow us @EarlyEd4All if you don’t already.

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Three recaps of the July 8^th, virtual Rally 4 Babies.

1)  FirstFiveYearsFund ‏@firstfiveyears

Thanks @soledad_obrien @sebelius @arneduncan @laurieberkner @americaspromise Jennifer Garner 4 today’s #rally4babies http://youtu.be/qQuiHyv6VrQ 

2)  ZERO TO THREE ‏@ZEROTOTHREE

The #Rally4Babies caught the attention of @ABC. See the article here: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/07/actress-jennifer-garner-pushes-for-more-early-childhood-funding/ …

3) Raising A Reader MA ‏@RaisingAReaderM

Couldn’t agree more! Why you should care about somebody else’s child care and preschool http://buff.ly/15aEOYS  http://fb.me/2qbuCMbkq 

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Summer is the perfect time to combine nature and books about nature.

NAEYC @NAEYC

Inspire adults and #children to observe #nature with these great books! http://bit.ly/183uNiN  #ece #earlyed #parenting #stem

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A new study shows training for parents can help their children improve their focus.

.@conor williams shares new research on how parents can boost children’s ability to focus: http://earlyed.newamerica.net/blogposts/2013/new_research_targeted_parent_training_can_help_students_focus_and_succeed-87390 … via @newamerica #earlyed

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Spoiler: One of the three ways to fix child poverty is high-quality early education and care.

CampaignForChildren ‏@Campaign4Kids

3 ways to fix America’s child poverty problem – Bill Frist – The Week http://bit.ly/10IMd2d

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Advice for preschool teachers on developing and teaching expectations for children’s behavior. 

Office of Head Start ‏@HeadStartgov

Set classroom behavior expectations by remembering to “SAY what you want to SEE” during activities & routines: http://1.usa.gov/11I139n

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A preview from the forthcoming documentary series, “The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation”

Heckman Equation ‏@heckmanequation

WATCH: “Are We Crazy About Our Kids?” featuring Professor Heckman http://bit.ly/169M4Wz . For more info, visit http://bit.ly/11FjI5H .

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For early learning advocates, here’s a new policy guide from the national nonprofit Zero to Three.

Associated ECE ‏@AssociatedECE

Great #earlyed policy toolkit by @zerotothreedc – check out the Early Experiences Matter Policy Guide http://ow.ly/mpge7