Welcome to the Department of Learning & Teaching’s Literacy Resource Hub! Here you will find a variety of resources across the age/grade spans to support all students and educators in literacy development as well as resources for texts that are culturally sustaining and inclusive.
General Literacy Resources
- SDCOE Equity Library
- Diving Into Dyslexia Recorded Training & Slides
- Language learning Project ARISE – free training through 2026
- Multilingual learner resources
- A list of children banned books: https://www.newsouthbookstore.
com/list/childrens-banned- books - Children and Teen books by Black authors: https://www.fbmarketplace.org/
on-hold/books-by-black- authors-and-illustrators - LGBTQ books for children: https://sheila-allenavelin.
squarespace.com/lgbtq-books- for-kids
Early Literacy Resources
- Unite for Literacy – open access to digital books
- Social Justice Books for early literacy
- Foundational Literacy for All Learners- Recorded Training & Slides
- Literacy and Meeting the Needs of Multilingual Learners- Recorded Training
- K-6th grade Biliteracy Recommended Books in Spanish from SDCOE
Adolescent Literacy Resources
- EdWeek: Few Books Are Tailored for Older Struggling Readers: ‘It’s an Absolute Wasteland’ (originally published 2/24/2026)
- 30 Multicultural books every teen should know