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Library- Libraries are great resources for information on helping diverse learners. The library has a bunch of books, magazines/journals, and other resources. The library also has access to the internet and computers. They also have knowledgeable staff that are more than willing to help divers learners. Libraries can be found in just about any city and are also available online. You can also find a library in a school, college, or university .You can contact your local library for more information on resources for helping diverse learners. Links to Tampa and Hillsborough County Library are provided under link #1 and for Pasco County under link #2

Internet- The internet is an excellent resource since it gives you access to so many great sources. You can find articles about helping diverse learners and have access to a library from your own home. The internet also can give you access to books online so you do not have to go to the library or bookstore to find a book. Also you can search on google, yahoo, or other search engines to get instant access to many online articles and websites that can help you with .Some examples of sources available are provided and the search engines under links (#3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11)

Books- Books are also great resources for helping diverse learners. You can get these at libraries and at bookstores. You can also get books on the internet on websites such as borders.com, amazon.com, half.com, ebay.com, and other websites like these. You can also find books at schools, colleges, and universities. There are over a 1000 books available that could help a diverse learner. Some examples are provided in links #(12,13,14)

Community/Learning Center- Community and learning centers are also great resources for helping diverse learners. These centers hold classes for people that do not speak English and have other learning disabilities. They also have resources for diverse learners and for disabled students. They also offer services for children that are for diverse learners. These include babysitting offices so the mother or father could attend classes to become better at English. You can contact your local community center for more information. These community centers can be found in any city and are available for anyone.

Textbooks- Textbooks can be found at University or college bookstores, bookstores, schools, websites such as amazon.com, borders, barnesandnoble.com and other websites that sell books. They can also be bought at any used textbook stores located close to any university or college. Textbooks can also be found at any library. Examples of links are the same as the links for books.

Magazines/Journals- Magazines and journals are another great resource. They have articles that can help with diverse learners. Magazines and journals can be found anywhere books are sold and at your local library. They are also available on the internet. Some examples of magazines or journal are the “ELT Journal, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Linguistics and Education, and English World Wide.” (ESOL) These are just some journals and magazines that contain information for diverse students. You can find these magazines at a library or on the internet.

Links: 1. http://www.thpl.org/

2. http://power.pasco.lib.fl.us/

3.http://www.peje.org/networking/Communities_of_Practice/summaries/DL_resources.pdf

4. http://suse-step.stanford.edu/resources/LanguageSite/Diverse_Students.html

5. http://www.lab.brown.edu/tdl/

6.http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listspedresmr1.html

7. http://www.thecenterlibrary.org/cwis/cwisdocs/givemefive.pdf

8.http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/fedprog/discretionarygrants/bilingual-esol/RRBilingual.htm

9. http://www.carla.umn.edu/esl/resources.html

10. http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=resources+for+diverse+learners&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8

11.http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=resources+for+diverse+learners&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

12. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Diverse+Learners&x=0&y=0

13. http://www.borders.com/online/store/SearchResults?keyword=Diverse+Learners&type=0&simple=1

14. http://search.half.ebay.com/Diverse-Learners_W0QQmZbooks

15. https://my.usf.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_2_1&url=%2fwebapps%2fblackboard%2fexecute%2flauncher%3ftype%3dCourse%26id%3d_218137_1%26url%3d