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Thanks to all who responded and please accept my apologies for taking so long to post a hit. Life in general and school in particular have been greatly disrupted in Beijing by the SARS crisis! In fact, the professional development days for which I was preparing have been cancelled in an effort to recoup some of the instructional time we have lost due to the SARS-related school closing. I received URLs for two websites that are outstanding resources; I explored both thoroughly following many of the links. While I found very little specifically for librarians, everything was relevant in some way to our work and there is much to be shared with teachers: 1. The Resource Room: http://www.resourceroom.net/index.asp This is a website with links, lesson plans, and hard-to-find useful resources for learning, especially for people who learn differently or who have 'learning difficulties' or specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia or dysgraphia. 2. Power of 2: http://www.powerof2.org This is an outstanding and very comprehensive site developed at the University of Kansas and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). To get an idea of the type and quality of the lesson plans available here, I examined several including one for "Fraction Unit Accommodated for Third Grader with Troubles in Math, Especially Formation of Concepts" that included Study Guide, Texts, Worksheets, Alternative Assessment, and Tests. Available from the Power of 2 site there is an essay entitled "What Matters Most in Inclusive Education: A Practical Guide for Moving Forward." It not only provides an excellent overview but also includes very practical strategies and suggestions, and at the same time, is even inspiring! A brief excerpt regarding instructional strategies: "Appropriately accommodating the instructional needs of diverse learners is one of the biggest challenges of inclusive education. In order for students with disabilities to participate meaningfully in inclusive classrooms and feel a sense of belonging, special attention must be given to differentiating what is taught, as well as how it is taught.” I also received a couple of recommendations for the book "Designing Instruction for Diverse Abilities and the Library Media Teacher's Role" by Jay and Jay (c1991, ISBN 9-208-02261-9). Obviously, I have not been able to get my hands on it at the moment here in China, but I have it on good authority that "It includes background info on ways to design instruction to incorporate elements of differentiation as well as 20 some units which provide differentiation. The basic format is to have some required elements and many extensions for students to select from. It is all media center based and incorporates a collaborative approach." Thanks again to all who responded to my target! Mary Ellen Scribner, K-12 Librarian Beijing BISS International School No. 17, Area 4, An Zhen Xi Li Chaoyang District Beijing 100029, P. R. China Please reply to: scribner@netchina.com.cn Phone: (8610) 6443 3151/2/3 - ext. 226 FAX: (8610) 6443 3156 _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-