Synopses & Reviews
This book is written to provide teachers, social workers, school psychologists, counselors, and other professionals who work with children a comprehensive guide to selecting and using children's books to teach about disabilities. With the support of this book readers will be able to: * Select appropriate children's literature that includes characters with disabilities; *Use children's books to teach awareness, knowledge, understanding, and acceptance of individuals with disabilities; * Follow unit and lesson plans for recommended books that include characters with disabilities; * Implement standard lesson plans and discussion guides for self-selected books that include characters with disabilities; and Recognize what books are available and recommended in this genre. The book includes reproducible lesson and unit plans and extensive annotated bibliographies of over 100 books. Grades K-12
Review
"Librarians and teachers who work with students at the elementary and middle school levels will appreciate the resources here and will use this as a reference when considering items for purchase, or when planning for instruction. Preservice teachers would also benefit from reading through this title. Recommended." - Library Media Connection
Synopsis
With support of this book readers will be able to:
• Select appropriate children's literature that includes characters with disabilities;
• Use children's books to teach awareness, knowledge, understanding, and acceptance of individuals with disabilities;
• Follow unit and lesson plans for recommended books that include characters with disabilities;
• Implement standard lesson plans and discussion guides for self-selected books that include characters with disabilities
• Recognize what books are available and recommended in this genre.
Synopsis
This book is written to provide teachers, social workers, school psychologists, counselors, and other professionals who work with children a comprehensive guide to selecting and using children's books to teach about disabilities.
Synopsis
The book includes reproducible lesson and unit plans and extensive annotated bibliographies of over 100 books. Grades K-12
Table of Contents
Introduction
Annotated Bibliography
Lesson Plans
Unit Plans
Activities and Reproducible Worksheets
Additional Resources
Index of Titles
Index of Authors