Teachers who work with English as a Second Language learners will find ESL/ESOL/ELL/EFL reading/writing skill-building children's books, stories, activities, ideas, strategies to help PreK-3, 4-8, and 9-12 students learn to read.
Multicultural Resources for the Classroom
Academy of American Poets: Poetry in Translation
This poetry unit created by Queens teacher Carol McCarthy draws on the unique abilities of the students in her multicultural classroom.
AdLit.org: Teaching Writing to Diverse Student Populations
This article from The Access Center, featured on AdLit.org, discusses areas of difficulty for students with writing problems, qualities of strong writing instruction, strategies for building and assessing advanced writing components, and ideas for integrating writing instruction with content area learning.
The largest African American history website in the world, with links to information on famous African Americans, historical events and special searches such as, "What happened on your birthday?"
Afro-America: Myths and Fables
Links to international folktales, as well as games and brainteasers.
The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. The award is sponsored by the national Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP).
America Reads Spanish is an organization whose main goal is to ensure the availability of Spanish language reading materials in schools and libraries nationwide.
American Speech-Hearing Association: Muticultural Resources
The American Speech-Hearing Association's Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) addresses cultural and linguistic diversity issues related to professionals and persons with communication disorders and differences.
Arte Público Press: Piñata Books
Piñata Books is an imprint of Arte Público Press dedicated to the publication of children's literature that authentically and realistically portrays themes, characters, and customs unique to U.S. Hispanic culture. Books published under this imprint include bilingual picture books for children and entertaining novels and short-story collections for young adults by authors such as Pat Mora, Diane Gonzales Bertrand, Victor Villaseñor, Ofelia Dumas Lachtman, and many others.
Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish: Books About Latino Culture
The Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents at California State University, San Marcos has created a database of recommended books (in English) about Latino culture. The site has a sorting feature so users can sort by grade level, age, setting, or publisher.
Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish: Books in Spanish
The Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents at California State University, San Marcos has created a database of books in Spanish. Search features include grade, country of origin, and topic.
California State University Library System: Multicultural and Ethnic Groups Selected Resource Links
Links to resources for educators including research articles, country, and ethnic group information.
Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence
CREDE is a federally funded research and development program focused on improving the education of students whose ability to reach their potential is challenged by language or cultural barriers, race, geographic location, or poverty. The site provides access to publications, research, and toolkits for administrators, teachers, and parents.
Children's Book Press is a nonprofit publishing house that promotes cooperation and understanding through multicultural and bilingual literature.
Children's Book Press: Educational Resources
Children's Book Press offers resources for educators, teachers, librarians, parents, and caregivers that can be used with their multicultural books, including teacher's guides, classroom units, and heritage celebration ideas.
Cinco Puntos Press publishes a variety of titles for children, teens, and adults, many of which originate in the Southwestern United States. Their titles include many bilingual books, CDs, early readers, and folktales.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada: Country Information
Weblinks to information on hundreds of cultures and countries across the globe.
Dakota County Libraries: Bifolkal Kits
A BiFolkal kit is a packaged program designed to bring back memories on a particular time or topic. Each kit is designed to unlock remarkable stories, humorous anecdotes, and first-person accounts of history, experience and life. The thematic kits contain cultural artifacts, resources, and tools. The Dakota County Library in Minnesota offers a number of kits on a wide variety of topics.
Dick Blick Arts: Multicultural Art Projects
Lesson plans for multicultural art projects submitted by art teachers.
EdChange: Awareness Activities
A teacher's corner website that offers cultural awareness activities for multicultural education.
Education World: Multicultural Education
Links to multicultural education articles; some articles focus on multicultural celebration activities for the month of December.
Educational Equity Concepts, Inc. (EEC)
EEC is a national not-for-profit organization that promotes bias-free learning through innovative programs and materials. Founded in 1982, our mission is to decrease discrimination based on gender, race/ethnicity, disability, and level of family income.
The Japanese American Network (JA*Net) is a partnership of Japanese American organizations based in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. A goal of this partnership is to encourage the use of the Internet and interactive communications technologies to exchange information about Japanese Americans and areas such as art, culture, community, history, news, events, social services, and public policy issues.
Japanese American Service Committee
The JASC is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit social services agency; its mission is to preserve and raise awareness of Japanese American culture and heritage, and promote the physical and spiritual well-being of Japanese Americans and the greater multicultural community in the Midwest.
José-Luis Orozco: Spanish Children's Music
José-Luis Orozco is an author and recording artist whose work draws upon the rich heritage of the Spanish-speaking world. Through his music, José-Luis has sought to expose a wider audience to Spanish-language children's traditions and promote Latin American culture. These cds are excellent tools for young children.
Lao People, Cultures, and Issues (LCW)
LCW works to promote awareness about Lao People, Cultures and Issues. Through our website we wish to be the conduit of information for our visitors through comprehensive Lao language references and other cultural information, insightful advice column, special articles, etc.
Lee & Low: Arcoiris Spanish Books
Arcoiris is Lee & Low's Spanish-language publishing division. Arcoiris offers a wide range of children's books in Spanish, including a number of books from non-Spanish-speaking cultures and traditions.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Art Adventures
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts' Art Adventure program is an example of a collaborative effort between the museum and the public schools. The program's volunteers visit classrooms with art posters related to a specific theme, such as animals or celebrations. The site offers samples of some of the posters used.
Multicultural Education Internet Resource Guide
This guide to more than 50 websites was created to assist multicultural educators in locating educational resources on the Internet.
Multicultural Resource Directory from the Oregon Department of Education
This is a downloadable file that lists many wonderful multicultural websites focusing on different ethnic groups, professional and student organizations, and multimedia resources.
This museum is dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of the American Indian. Many readings, online events, and museum resources are available to educators on this site.
National Association for Multicultural Education
Contains links to a variety of resources, as well as research and policy information regarding multicultural education.
New Horizons for Learning: Multicultural Education
Links to a number of informative articles on multicultural education.
PBS Teachers: Folklore and Mythology Lesson Plans
PBS Teachers features a number of multimedia lesson plans. To find the appropriate age level for your students, select the grade level from the menu, and "Folklore" or "Mythology" from the topic menu.
This award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
Putumayo World Music was established to introduce people to the music of the world's cultures. The Putumayo Kids division was created to introduce children to other cultures through fun, upbeat world music.
Scholastic: Myths from Around the World
Stories and myths from around the world, organized by region.
Star Bright Books is an independent publishing company dedicated to producing the highest quality books for children. Star Bright Books produces books that embrace children of all colors, nationalities, and abilities, and they currently publish books in 16 languages.
Teaching Diverse Learners is a resource dedicated to enhancing the capacity of teachers to work effectively and equitably with English language learners (ELLs). This site provides access to information — publications, educational materials, and the work of experts in the field — that promotes high achievement for ELLs.
Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Resources
Teaching Tolerance is dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving inter-group relations and supporting equitable school experiences for children. The interactive Web site provides free educational materials, including downloadable curricula, classroom activities, and an e-newsletter.
Topics Online Magazine: Folktales
Folktales from around world, including tales from Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Topics: An Online Magazine for Learners of English
An online magazine featuring articles by English language learners about their native countries and customs. Also features a teacher's corner where English instructors share project and teaching ideas.
University of North Carolina: International Children's Stories
Stories, legends, and folktales from around the world. Links to stories from many countries such as India, Greece, China, and Egypt.
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