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This article discusses a collaborative project between the School of LIbrary and Information Science and College of Education at the University of South FLorida and an elementary school in Tampa, Florida. Students were exposed to different cultural versions of the "cinderella" story. Students became increasingly interested in other cultures as a result

Author site and home of Children and YA Lit Resources. This site also features substantive teacher / librarian / researcher resources related to multicultural literature, represented communities, Native American literature, and books related to war and peace.

Award winning book lists:  Newberry, Caldecott, Batchelder, "Best of" lists 

Chpt. 12: Global and Multicultural literature for Young Adults : This chapter concerns young adult literature that involves or allows for a focus on the experience of social and cultural difference and diversity, locally, nationally, and most importantly globally. In the past we might have called this multicultural literature, or possibly international or world literature, but we prefer the more inclusive and comprehensive term global literature.

Great introduction to blog: Changing Lives, Changing Minds

Pathways to the Common Core: Videos from Inside Classrooms features almost 40 clips of Common-Core aligned teaching and learning. Captured scenes of classroom teaching in an effort to help you imagine methods of teaching that can support students in moving towards the ambitious standards set by the Common Core.

Books online available for free! Includes classics and current popular fiction.

Interactive graphic organizers! This is great because students who have difficulty writing can use these interactive writings to help creating notes and take down information. This is also a great research tool, when you have students go online to look for more  information for a research project.

Resources for Common Core, text sets with links to digital media.and a lot of other links

A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners

Kids love reading graphic novels. Inspired by a previous post here about picture books. Could be very useful to upper grade teachers

Some great kinesthetic ideas for building phonemic awareness. And now I know what Elkonin boxes are!

For Common Core resources, teacher videos, strategies and lesson plans, go to Teaching Channel. Find great ideas and strategies in classroom teaching videos covering Math, Science, English, History and more.

One of RIF's largest efforts in recent years is our Multicultural Literacy Campaign. At the heart of this campaign is a wealth of resources that encourages children to explore and learn about their own culture and the culture of others.

Vocabulary is Fun! Just ask our visitors. Learn English with vocabulary word games. Vocabulary and word games to build English language skills. Learn advanced English vocabulary analogies, opposites, synonyms, compound words, figurative language, and root words with hangman and crossword puzzle games.

This website includes many vocabulary and learning games. Students can practice spelling words, counting syllables and practice building words. There are also games and activities to assist students who are learning English.

Searchable online literature. Books by famous authors. Author Biography's. Literature Quotes

This site has an updated list of popular nonfiction that teachers or students could browse by category. You can also search the site for nonfiction books by title or author.

Children's Literature Network connects, informs, and educates those who have an interest in children's and teen books, authors, and illustrators. Our community includes people who are passionate about encouraging young people to read.