May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Quality text from eBook collections provided by INFOhio support knowledge building and vocabulary development while increasing awareness and understanding of the contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.

The text used for reading instruction is important. Quality text meets the needs of readers and the task, develops background knowledge and vocabulary, and stretches readers with complexity to prepare them for college and career. As readers learn through the systematic and explicit instruction of structured literacy, it is important that authentic, grade-level, and content-area specific text be used for the development of language comprehension. 

When choosing quality text, educators should consider the components of the graphic below.

INFOhio offers quality text to supplement curricula. These eBooks can help engage, empower, elevate, and extend readers. The vetted eBook collections provided by INFOhio for all students, educators, and families offer ease in finding the best grade-level or complex text for reader task and purpose. Browse the collections below to support Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and find the text that is right for your students.  

Highlights Library—Grades PreK-5

With content from the beloved magazine, the eBooks from Highlights Library are diverse in scope and subject. Fiction and nonfiction titles have many helpful features to support readers. The eBooks can be read aloud and some include comprehension quizzes. While there are no links for separate titles, it is easy to search by topic or title and browse the collection of more than 3000 eBooks. 

Books are mirrors, windows, and doors for students. Rudine Sims Bishop's popular analogy reminds us that books help students see themselves. She reminds us that,“literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see our own lives and experiences as part of the larger human experience.” When students see themselves in books, it promotes a sense of belonging, which is key for safe and successful classrooms.

Share the following titles from Highlights Library with your students, to provide mirrors, windows, and doors.

• A Different Kind of Perfect
• Junko Tabei: Free Spirit of the Mountains
• The Family Show
• Going Downtown
• Tom and Me
• Friends
• Amy's Origami
• Summer with Papaji
• What is a Friend?

Capstone Interactive eBooks—Grades 3-8

The eBooks from Capstone Interactive are standards-aligned and support a variety of subjects. More than 1500 unlimited-use, quality titles support building knowledge and vocabulary. Educators can search by topic or use filters to find the right text for students.

Capstone eBooks are easy to navigate and include several features that support accessibility for all students, including:

• read aloud with human voice
• ability to pause and listen at your own pace
• engaging content and eye-catching images

Titles to consider using in the classroom as quality text during Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month include:

• Dwayne Johnson
• Angel Island
• Immigrants from India and Southeast Asia
• Chloe Kim: Gold-Medal Snowboarder
• Immigrants Who Led the Way
• Immigrants Who Served the Nation
• Immigrants Who Took a Stand

Learn more about using Capstone Interactive eBooks in this lesson from the Quality eBooks from INFOhio to Supplement Curriculum class. 

EBSCO High School eBook Collection—Grades 9-12

More than 12,000 titles, including classic literary works, important historical documents, and general reference materials, can provide high school students with a variety of supplemental texts to support reading to prepare for college and career readiness. Challenge high school students with complex text about topics essential for understanding the history of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and Native Hawaiians in the United States. The EBSCO High School eBook Collection titles are unlimited use, perfect to implement for whole group reading.

It is easy to search by topic or title in the EBSCO interface. Authentic texts in a variety of genres will engage and empower teens.

Consider using these texts from the collection if they meet your readers and their needs:

• Great Lives from History: Asian or Pacific Islander Americans
• The Asian Pacific American Experience
• Imagining Asia in the Americas

Using Educator Tools to Find Titles

Want to find more great eBooks all in one search? Educator Tools is the easiest way to search licensed and purchased content from INFOhio. 

Use the limiters on the left to narrow your search for best results:

• Grade Level: Check the grade(s) for interest and readability
• Content Area: Choose the content area you need to support with quality eBooks (Social Studies for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month)
• Source: Check specific INFOhio resources if you choose
• Item Type: Check eBook to narrow your results

Using a keyword search such as "Asian American" is a great way to find specific titles. 

Educator Tools also has choice boards that offer students reading choices about Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month topics. Search "choice boards." Choice boards are in alphabetical order. Find several boards with grade-appropriate titles to share with students.

For Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, share these choice boards with students:

• Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month, Grades PreK-5
• Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month, Grades 6-12

Explore eBook collections from INFOhio to find titles to support readers this May and all year long. With thousands of eBooks to choose from, quality text for language comprehension development is just a few clicks away!