WebSites

 Througout this WIKI, I have embedded different websites that are unique for different books. They have included Videos, information, and links to OTHER websites on the same or similar subjects. The following sites are great in that they focus on particular aspects or themes of culture and diversity. For instance there is a site that deals with the Gay Community and one for African-American Young Adult Literature. Check out these websites and explore the plethora of possibilites for culture & diversity for fun, for information, and of course BOOKS you may have NOT been cognizant!!!

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This site is outstanding for "Children's and Young Adult Literture and Cultural Links." Besides the Folklore and Mythology, Children's Book Awards, Children's Organizations and even Censorship; the two (2) catgories I enjoyed and utilized are Mutilculuralism and International, and Themes and Subjects. The "Themes and Subjects" deals with Gay/Lesbian, Disability, Death, Adoption, and even Gender bias. Very, very good Site.

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 For African-American Teenagers, this site is especially for African-American Fiction for TEENS. They suggest great books like "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper and they introduce some very good guest writers YOU may have NEVER heard of like Holly Buchanan, Michael Gerber, and David Perlmutter to name a few. Of course there are goo-gobs of links to other teen novels and subjects like "Black women leaders of the 1800's," "struggle for visability of African-American women's literature, "Gone Fishin'" by Walter Mosley and others. Excellent site for introducing young African-American teens to the world of literature.

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Site deals with Mult-Cultural Children's Literature. This site is truly AWESOME! Unlike the previous two (2) sites this one deals with items like Feminism, Buddhist, and various religious themes. That is besides the Asian, Hispanic, Arab, Jewish, African-American, and Native American themes. Adoption, Disability, Multi-Cultural, LGBTQ, Folklore & Fairytales, and even Rural or Appalachian themes. WOW!! Frank Gregory Rogers seems to be holding down the fort on this one as he is the ONLY author named on this site. Check out his HOME page, he is truly Cool.

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This websites origins are from PENN State, and is called Dimensions of Diversity! ALL Audios and Videos that YOU can borrow (like a regular library) that deal with an enormous amount of diverse subjects. "Food: A Multi-Cultural Feast," "Growing Up in America: Many Families, Many Cultures," "Multi-Cultural Peoples of North America." "The Amish: People of Preservation," and "Youth in Action for Diversity." There are many, many more and they also give you the TARGET AUDIENCE for EACH! "General, Youth, Older Youth, Adults, Grades 4 - 10, etc. You also get links to many other subjects that link you to others. Great Site!!

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 This site from the National Literacy Trust (NLT) is about a research paper that involves children's and young adults reading habits. This was brought out in 2005, but still has relevance RIGHT NOW!! For instance, "Research has long shown not only that men and boys in the developed world lag behind women and girls when it comes to engaging with reading, but that where fathers do engage with their children's education, they significantly boost their children's educational performance." "Research has shown that a love of reading is more important for children's educational success than their families' socio-economic status or wealth. Yet, research also shows that young people's enjoyment of reading may be declining." These are just a couple of the findings, but I want YOU to remember that the entire research was done in ENGLAND, but I see many similarites to our young students in the U.S.A.

These are just a few sites you may want to browse for some information, insight, and just interesting stuff on multi-cultural reading and diversity. As I mentioned earlier, I have ALSO embedded many sites throughout this WIKI with certain books. This last site above I just found to be fascinating reading on children's and young adults reading habits. My conclusion is that the fact we live in a "DIGITAL" World makes reading a bit less attractive to our students. Perhaps we need to begin looking in "Kindle" type devices that would have a medium that students may find exciting.

Thank you.