Project Mirrors & Windows
~With a "mirror" book and "window" book in hand, reading proficiency is at the front door~
GET INVOLVED
Students of all ages
We are counting on you to frequently search for, read, and write reviews on multicultural books. Form multicultural book clubs, tell us about which multicultural books you like best, and become a multicultural book advocate for your school and community. Ask your teachers, librarians, friends, family, and community leaders to get involved and contribute to our current project!
Follow the links below to discover the various multicultural books that are available for you and your classmates. Remember, if you are having difficulty finding multicultural books in your community, urge everyone help you and your classmates to obtain them!
http://www.leeandlow.com/p/race.mhtml
http://www.cincopuntos.com/products.sstg?id=4&sub_id=7
Search special interests:
http://www.houseofanansi.com/First-Nations-C1389.aspx
Search diversity-celebrating cultures:
http://www.charlesbridge.com/showproducts.cfm?Step=1&FullCat=210
http://artepublicopress.uh.edu/arte-publico-wp/product-category/books/pinata-books-for-children/
Volunteers, students, and educators, we are eager to hear from you; please feel free to give suggestions, make comments, or tell us about your experience with our projects!
Volunteers
We need you! Your talent to work collaboratively with people of the community, appreciation for an extraordinary cause, and eagerness to help reach our project goals are valuable. Volunteers bind the community and make the community grow and thrive. We need the help of many volunteers who believe that bringing children's multicultural literature into their communities is a priceless attribute and is life-changing for all. If you would like to volunteer for our current project, don't hestitate to do so. Contact us; we cannot wait to meet you and have you join our team!
Click link below to learn about CELL:
Collaborative for Equity in Literacy Learning at Mount Saint Mary College!
"CELL’s mission is to actively conduct research that has a direct impact on classroom literacy instruction and the preparation of teachers of literacy, and that provides support and outreach to teachers, schools, and other stakeholders who have the goal of promoting literacy equity in the surrounding communities."
VOLUNTEERS
STUDENTS
Educators
You are number one on our list of child literacy advocates and supporters. Fill your classroom library with "mirror" and "window" books today, integrate multicultural lterature into your lesson plans, and increase your knowledge of multicultural literature and its availability today! Educators can make wonderful changes in the classroom and the community.
Follow the link below to learn what happened when a team of educators and students at Mount Saint Mary College worked diligently to integrate multicultural literature into Appendix B of the Common Core!
http://inkrethink.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-more-bearable-appendix-b.html
EDUCATORS
