Special Client Websites

Articles and Professional Books

Dame, Melvina Azar Serving Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students: Strategies for the School Librarian,

Mitchoff, Kate Houston Ignite the Story Within: A librarian makes a case for using storytelling to increase literacy. School Library Journal, 2/1/2005

Roth, Rita. The Story Road to Literacy 176p. diags. illus. photos. bibliog. index. CIP. Teacher Ideas 2005. pap. $30. ISBN 1-59158-323-3. LC 2005030835.

Hamilton, Martha & Mitch Weiss. Children Tell Stories: Teaching and Using Storytelling in the Classroom 2nd ed. 264p. with DVD. charts. illus. photos. bibliog. further reading. index. Web sites. CIP. Richard C. Owen 2005. pap. $29.95. ISBN 1-57274-663-7. LC 2005021667.

Resource Websites:

College of DuPage Library ESL Resources page

Dave's ESL Cafe

Techmatrix - Searchable database that allows educators and families of students with disabilities to identify and compare assistive learning software and technologies.

Special Client Websites for Students

Bookshare

Dave's ESL Cafe for Students

Interesting Things for ESL Students

Tumble Books

Jig Zone

Fun Brain

Hubble Telescope Site

Clicker 5

High Interest/ Low Readability Book Publishers

Child's World (Interest level 3-6)

Stone Arch Books (Interest level 3-6 and 5-8)

Capstone Press (Interest level 4-8)

Gareth Stevens (Interest level 5-8)

Orca Book Publishers (Interest level 5-8 and YA)

Townsend Press/ Scholastic (Interest level YA)

Ulster BOCES School Library System

175 Route 32 North

New Paltz, NY 12561

(845)255-1402 x1220,1230

fax (845)255-3836

Danielle Boyea, Coordinator

Linda Fredericks, Program Secretary