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Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Resources
 

One Child at a Time: A Parent Handbook and Resource Directory for African American Families with Children who Learn Differently (National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities, 2002)

http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.asp?r=616&g=4

A free handbook for parents of African American children who learn differently. The handbook aims to empower African American parents to become advocates for their children by raising levels of awareness about learning differences.

• The National Center for Education Statistics’ Common Core of Data

http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/quickfacts.asp

Information about diversity in schools nationwide, about schools in your state, or about specific schools in a district. This website also has information designed to help students understand their schools.

• University of Virginia’s Multicultural Pavilion Teacher’s Corner

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural/teachers.html

A good site with many multicultural resources, including information about African American and Native American children, fact sheets, tips for teachers, and materials to challenge your thinking.

The National Association of Bilingual Education

http://www.nabe.org/

An organization concerned with the quality of education received by students whose native language is not English.

TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)

http://www.tesol.org

Provides news and links regarding the fastest-growing sector of school-aged children-those who come from non-English-speaking backgrounds.

The Family Village -A Global Community of Disability Related Resources

http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx

Provides online information about specific disabilities, adaptive products, and education with resources for people with disabilities of African American, Latino, Native American, and Asian American backgrounds.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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