Resource Links you Should Check Out!

1. Reading Rockets: http://www.readingrockets.org/

"Reading Rockets" is a resource not only for finding books on students' grade level, reading level, favorite genre, etc. It also has videos and modules to help teachers who are struggling to teach a part of reading instruction, such as fluency.

2. We Need Diverse Books: https://diversebooks.org/ a. https://diversebooks.org/resources/where-to-find-diverse-books/

"We Need Diverse Books" is INCREDIBLE! I was only introduced to it a few days ago, and I am so excited to start using it. This website has lists upon lists of books on all types of diversity based on awards won, as well as listed created by advocacy organizations. I highly recommend you check this out anytime you plan to teach diverse books, there are so many options!

3. TeachingBooks.net: https://www.teachingbooks.net/

This is another resource I just recently learned about and LOVE! This website allows you to type in the title of any book, and find resources such as lesson plans/teaching guides, recordings and videos of the books being read, awards, websites, interviews with the author, etc.

4. Nerdy Book Club: https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/

This website gives awards to 5-8 books from each genre each year. They announce the winners in early January, and give books reviews. This seems like a great resource for picking high quality books to read in your classroom.

5. Worlds of Words: https://wowlit.org/

Worlds of Words is an organization that advocates for teaching global awareness through books. I know that I plan to use this resource in my classroom! Many of the schools in the area I live in are "The Leader In Me" schools, and they strongly encourage teaching students to be globally aware. While I have not travelled enough to be able to share experiences with my students, I can share high quality books with them that will build their knowledge of other cultures.

6. The Classroom Bookshelf: http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/

a. http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2018/01/love-and-i-am-loved/

"The Classroom Bookshelf" has a range of resources from booklists, to articles about previous events, to teaching ideas and ideas on how to best select books for you classroom.

7. Welcoming Schools: http://www.welcomingschools.org/resources/books/diverse-families/

"Welcoming Schools" is another great resource for embracing diversity in your classroom. There are booklists on not only the different diverse groups, but also books that help teach the lessons needed to help prevent bias-based bullying! This organization also offers professional development opportunities throughout the Unites States on how creating welcoming environments for all students can benefit not only the emotional state of the students, but also the academics of the students.

8. Social Justice Books: https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/

Social Justice Books provides lists of well selected books to teach about social justice issues. There is also a guide that tells how to know a social justice book is good, and goes over all the harmful stereotypes that the books should avoid in order to be read in your classrooms.

9. Children’s Book Council: http://www.cbcbooks.org/

"Children's Book Council (CBC)" is a resource in which parents can find the best books for an in-home library, and where parents as well as teachers can see the latest children's literature news. Books can be searched in order to review a description of the author and the plot of the book, and give the level, ISBN, and any other resources they might have on the book (For example, Fish in a Tree has a book trailer available).

10. African American Literature Book Club: https://aalbc.com/

The "African American Literature Book Club" is a resource that provides book lists from all of the book awards given to African American authors. This resource also has blogs to read, discussion forums, as well as a service for printing the books of independent authors.

11. A Mighty Girl’s Diverse List of Books: https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=13481

"A Mighty Girl's Diverse List of Books" provides a list of nearly every children's or young adult book with empowered female characters. They range in genre from fiction to biography and are all linked to the website in which you can purchase it.

12. American Library Association: http://www.ala.org/aboutala/

The American Library Association is the organization that awards most of the prestigious book awards in the United States.

13. Coretta Scott King Award: http://www.ala.org/rt/emiert/cskbookawards

The Coretta Scott King award is given to the African American author each year to support their writing strengths. It is a highly important award. This resource gives you all the information on the most recent winners of the award.

14. The Caldecott Award:

http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal

The Rudolph Caldecott Award is awarded each year to the author of the best children's picture book. The award is given by the American Library Association Service to Children, a branch of the ALA. This website gives you more information on the award and the most recent winner.

15. The Newbery Award: http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal

The Newbery Award is given each year to an author in the U.S. with the most prestigious contribution to children's literature by the Services for Children section of the ALA. This website gives information on the most recent winner of the Newbery award (also a book that I recently read, The Girl Who Drank the Moon).

16. The Sibert Award: http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal

The Sibert Award is given to the author of the best informational children's text each year by the Services for Children section of the ALA. The link goes to a page with more information on the most recent winner and more overall information about the award.

17. The Scholastic Asian Book Award: http://scholasticbookaward.asia/SABA/index.html

I came across this website as part of the "We Need Diverse Books" website, and was intrigued. It is not often we hear about books from the Asian culture. This award is given through Scholastic to an author who has written a book inspired by Asia.

18. Disability in Kid Lit: http://disabilityinkidlit.com/

Also a website that I found from the website, "We Need Diverse Books," I fell in love with this site! I am currently getting a certificate in Autism Spectrum Disorders, and am currently highly interested in reading books about students with disabilities, as well as finding books I can share with students in my classroom.

19. The Tomás Riviera Book Award: http://www.education.txstate.edu/ci/riverabookaward/

Texas State University began the Tomás Rivera award in 1995 to honor authors who write about the Mexican-American experience. This website gives books for both young readers and older readers. I hope to use some of the high quality young reader books in my future classroom!

20. See What We See: https://socialjusticebooks.org/about/see-what-we-see/

See What We see is an organization of writers, scholars, educators, librarians, and activists that support the idea that books should teach up about social justice, as well as diversity. This is one of the best resources for booklists based on diverse groups. There is a list for nearly every diverse group you can think of, ranging in reading level.