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Resources for Reading & Writing Instruction

Little Brown Book Publisher:

http://www.upstartcrowliterary.com/little-browns-list-of-attributes-that-make-a-good-childrens-book/

 

Reading Rockets:

http://www.readingrockets.org/

 

We Need Diverse Books:

https://diversebooks.org/about-wndb/

https://diversebooks.org/resources/where-to-find-diverse-books/

 

TeachingBooks.net:

https://www.teachingbooks.net/

 

Nerdy Book Club:

https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/

 

Worlds of Words:

https://wowlit.org/

 

The Classroom Bookshelf:

http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/

 

Welcoming Schools:

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

 

Social Justice Books:

https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/

 

Children’s Book Council:

http://www.cbcbooks.org/

 

African American Literature Book Club:

https://aalbc.com/

 

A Mighty Girl’s Diverse List of Books:

https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=13481

 

Blog with amazing resources:

https://www.thebooksomm.com/home/crenshaw

 

International Children's Digital Library:

http://en.childrenslibrary.org/

 

American Indians in Children's Literature:

https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/

 

Kaleidoscope: A Mulicultural Booklist for Grades K-8:

https://www.amazon.com/Kaleidoscope-Multicultural-Booklist-Grades-Bibliography/dp/0814125433

 

 

"The Danger of a Single Story:

https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en

 

 

Teaching Tolerance:

https://www.tolerance.org/

 

Global Read Aloud 2018 Master Resource:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/15eTSWW592oGZAucYOJ1c9KRELF7h78oTV39Xqq91ymY/htmlview?sle=true#

 

Disability in Kidlit:

http://disabilityinkidlit.com/

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United States Board on Books for Young People:

http://www.usbby.org/

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Text sets for all the books in my blog:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h0tmdMDz7oJZEjsgDhrsTgAru6DXhRnZ-ZigSmMTNx4/edit

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Writing Resources:

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http://www.sharingournotebooks.amylv.com/

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http://www.sharingournotebooks.amylv.com/p/summer-notebooking-try-it.html

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http://www.poemfarm.amylv.com/

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https://twowritingteachers.org/

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http://georgeellalyon.com/where.html

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http://www2.ncte.org/statement/genderfairuseoflang/

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https://globalhappiness.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/awesome-is-everywhere-activity-kit.pdf

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http://1000awesomethings.com/the-top-1000/

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https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/beth-newingham/poetry-cafe/

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https://www.theodysseyonline.com/top-50-spoken-word-poems

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http://pennykittle.net/index.php?page=spoken-word-poetry-videos

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https://asulearn.appstate.edu/pluginfile.php/442709/mod_page/content/54/ncte_verse_pdf.pdf

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https://asulearn.appstate.edu/pluginfile.php/442707/mod_page/content/42/Frye%2C%20Rice%2C%20Trathen%202017.pdf?time=1551287545541

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https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/beth-newingham/my-january-top-ten-list-writing-lessons-and-resources/

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http://www2.ncte.org/national-write-in/

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https://asulearn.appstate.edu/pluginfile.php/442702/mod_page/content/47/SHOWING%20NOT%20TELLING.pdf

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https://asulearn.appstate.edu/pluginfile.php/442702/mod_page/content/47/CRAFT%20MOVES_Happy%20Like%20Soccer.pdfv

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https://asulearn.appstate.edu/pluginfile.php/442703/mod_page/content/33/revising-leads_Calkins.pdf

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https://asulearn.appstate.edu/pluginfile.php/442703/mod_page/content/33/Six%20Word%20Memoir%20Saunders_et_al-2014-The_Reading_Teacher.pdf

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Wishtree reading quide

Comprehension at the Core

Her Right Foot reading quide

“Nobody Spoke Like I Did”: Picture Books, Critical Literacy, and Global Contexts

Examining Diversity Through Literature

A Crack in the Sea Educator's Guide

A Ride with Nana and CJ: Engagement, Appreciation, and Social Action

Crenshaw Discussion Questions

Collaborative Reasoning: Language-Rich Discussion for English Learners 

4th grade lesson plan on Langston Hughes and MLK Jr.

Counter-Storytelling Through Graphic Life Writing

Social Justice Literature and Writing: The Case for Widening our Mentor Texts

Teaching Civil Rights Movement

A Boy Called Bat 

Shared Reading with A Boy Called Bat 

Amal Unbound

Guided discussion for Amal Unbound 

A Boy Called Bat- Educator's Resource 

Shared reading for Amal Unbound 

Writing Instruction and Writer's Notebook

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