Resources for School Librarians - Index

School Library Services for the Spanish Speaking Student

General

• REFORMA - National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking.
• PLUS: Public Libraries Using Spanish - School librarians will benefit from the many links at this site. There are links to Spanish language resources, guides to using the Internet, and much more.
• Colorin Colorado! - "Information, activities, and advice for Spanish speaking parents and for educators of English language learners."
• Celebrating Diverse Latino Cultures, Literature and Diversity Everyday - A guide to selecting books, a list of books, and links to related web sites. By Dr. Jaime Naidoo.
• Ten Ways to Support English Language Learners in the School Library - by Jacqueline Jules.
• Sucessful Parent-Teacher Conferences with Bilingual Families - Helpful tips for communicating with parents. This article is by Kristina Robertson.
• Summer Reading: English Language Learners at the Library - An article by Kristina Robertson at Reading Rockets.
• The Newcomers Tool Kit - An extensive document from the U. S. Department of Education about providing services to students who have come to the United States from other countries.
• Digital Resources for EL Students - From New America.
• ESL/ELL Education: Interactive Websites for Learning - From the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Resources for Spanish Speakers - A list of helpful web links for Spanish speaking children and parents from Web Junction.

Programs for Spanish Speaking Students

• El Dia de los Nios: El Dia de los Libros - April 30th is the day to celebrate library services to multicultural children and families. This site, by ALSC, has brochures and tips for librarians.
• Resources for Bilingual Programs for Latino and Spanish-Speaking Children and Families - From the Texas Library and Archives Commission.

Spanish Language in the Library

• Spanish Language Library Signage - By the Spanish in Our Libraries site.

Cataloging in Spanish

• The Dewey Decimal System in Spanish

Building a Spanish Language Collection

• Making the Transition: Spanish-Language Beginning Readers and Chapter Books - An article by Tim Wadham in School Library Journal, May, 2016.
• The Pura Belpre Award - Award for outstanding children's books by a Latino/Latina author. This is given by the ALSC.
• Americas Book Award - Given for a book in either English or Spanish which engagingly portrays life in Latin America or in the US.
• Hispanic and Latino Heritage in Books for Children and Teens - From Thought.co.
• Bilingual Books in Spanish and English - An article discussing the bilingual book market in the US. This article is by Leyha Ahuile in Publishers Weekly, June 2019.

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