Sharing Web Resources

While exploring the ISSA website, I came across their Bookstore link. Entitled the Reading Corner Initiative, this link provides its readers with access to numerous books, via hard copy or online, that they can read and share with children. The books are created by members of the ISSA, and can be shipped from the United States, the United Kingdom or Germany. Through this website, books can be ordered online and shipped to your home or school, or, can be downloaded in its entirety, and ready for reading, with just the click of a button. The books are also available to be purchased in 15 different languages. Ebooks version of the Ready Corner books can be ordered from http://www.titlewave.com/,www.dedicatedteacher.com/p/iss, and www.overdrive.com.
To view books in their entirety, these can be downloaded from www.biguniverse.com/kidsbookshops/issa.
A few of the books found on the Reading Corner Initiative website are:

  Grandpa has 27 grandchildren, all who loved him, and shared the mangos he brought home every day. But grandpa was getting sick, losing his memory and the ability to even cut the mangos. Grandpa died, he will never be forgotten.

  The story of two very different dogs that were friends-they played together, ate together and even slept together-until one day they had a disagreement and stopped being friends. Friendship wins out and they become friends again.

  Rita finds a young parrot in the garden and brings it home. The parrot learned to repeat everything Rita said, driving her parents crazy. Fearing her parents will force her to let the parrot go, Rita decides to run away with the parrot. The misadventure and Rita are saved from disaster by the talking parrot.

Learning about this aspect of the website provides more clarity and understanding about the term diversity, more so than equity. Although that is the focus for this weeks learning curve, I strongly believe that diversity also plays a major role in equity and excellence. The acceptance of diversity among children in early learning environments lays a great foundation for the conception of receptiveness and perceptiveness. Applying the reading of these books in early learning classrooms can introduce the notion of diversity and acceptance in their early stages of life. 
Learning about the Reading Corner Initiative enlightened my knowledge of the powerful effects unity can have, when all members share the same goal and have the same motives in mind. When we as Early Childhood Educators can share the same goals, humble ourselves in how to achieve those goals and apply our knowledge and abilities in our respected positions, and maybe even step outside the box a bit, there is no limit to what we can accomplish.