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Back to front and upside down by Alexander, Claire — Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2012--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 2.2 While the rest of the class makes birthday cards for the principal, Stanley struggles with his words and letters.
Rationale: Disabilities come in many forms: physical, mental, emotional. The modern teacher and librarian need to know a bit about what they are, how to teach a child with a disability, and how to help other students understand and relate to the person with disabilities. My small private school welcomes students with disabilities with open arms and compassion. To help the teachers, I prepare lists of books, websites, and teacher background materials. This Books Alive entry is that type of resource, a bibliography, a book trailer, and teacher background material about dyslexia. I may make this same material available to parents who indicate a need or interest.
When I have a student with disabilities in the middle school grades, the language arts teacher and I may team teach an awareness unit using a variety of literature about a wide variety of disabilities. That, however, is not the purpose of this entry.
I also may include a book about a person with a disability in a primary grade story hour to awaken awareness, but I would not do an entire story hour about one disability or disabilities in general. That’s too heavy-handed and pedantic.
Teacher Resources:
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Promoting Disability Awareness and Acceptance in Childhood Create a safe and respectful school environment with the help of this special education teaching guide. Offering dozens of instructional ideas and activities for raising awareness and acceptance of children with disabilities, this is a must-have resource for teachers across all grade levels. http://www.lessonplanet.com/teachers/promoting-disability-awareness-and-acceptance-in-childhood
Teacher Strategies for Dyslexics
NOTE: The two resources immediately above this note are from Lesson Planet, a subscription service. Encourage your principal to purchase it for the library or for a teacher resources center or for the whole school. Price will vary depending on the size of the subscriptions.
Related Books:
Hudson hates school by Hudson, Ella — Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2014--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 2.9 Hudson hates school and especially spelling tests, but things start to improve when he gets to attend a special class for children with dyslexia.
My friend has dyslexia by Tourville, Amanda Doering — Picture Window Books, 2010--371.91; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 2.9 A young boy describes his friendship with Anna, a girl with dyslexia, discussing the challenges she faces and how he encourages her in the things she is good at doing.
The Alphabet War : a story about dyslexia by Robb, Diane Burton — Albert Whitman & Company, 2017. -E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 4.1. Learning to read is a great struggle for Adam, but with expert help, hard work, and belief in himself, he wins "The Alphabet War." Includes information about dyslexia.
Thank you, Mr. Falker by Polacco, Patricia — Philomel Books, 1998--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 4.1 At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem.
Fish in a tree by Hunt, Lynda Mullaly — Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), 2015--Fic-; Int Lvl: 5-8; Rd Lvl: 4.2 Ally's greatest fear is that everyone will find out she is as dumb as they think she is because she still doesn't know how to read.
A blind guide to Stinkville by Vrabel, Beth — Sky Pony Press, 2015. -Fic-; Int Lvl: 3-6; Rd Lvl: 4.5. Leaving her best friend and the familiarity of Seattle for the paper mill town of "Stinkville," South Carolina, twelve-year-old Alice, who lives with albinism and blindness, takes on the additional challenge of entering the Stinkville Success Stories essay contest.
Yellow Bird and me by Hansen, Joyce — Clarion Books, 1986--Fic-; Int Lvl: 3-6; Rd Lvl: 4.5 Doris becomes friends with Yellow Bird as she helps him with his studies and his part in the school play and discovers that he has a problem known as dyslexia.
My name is Brain Brian by Betancourt, Jeanne — Scholastic, 1993--Fic-; Int Lvl: 5-8; Rd Lvl: 4.9 Although he is helped by his new sixth grade teacher after being diagnosed as dyslexic, Brian still has some problems with school and with people he thought were his friends.
Two-minute drill by Lupica, Mike — Puffin Books/Walden Media, c2007 p2009--Fic-; Int Lvl: 3-6; Rd Lvl: 5.1 Brainy Scott, a great kicker who otherwise struggles with football, and star quarterback Chris, who has dyslexia, team up to help each other succeed in both football and school.
Double Dutch by Draper, Sharon M — Aladdin Paperbacks, c2002 p2004--Fic-; Int Lvl: 5-8; Rd Lvl: 5.3 Three eighth-grade friends, preparing for the International Double Dutch Championship jump rope competition in their home town of Cincinnati, Ohio, cope with Randy's missing father, Delia's inability to read, and Yo Yo's encounter with the class bullies.
The wild book by Engle, Margarita — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012--Fic-; Int Lvl: 5-8; Rd Lvl: 5.5 In early twentieth-century Cuba, bandits terrorize the countryside as a young farm girl struggles with dyslexia. Based on the life of the author's grandmother.
Snow Lane by Angelini, Josie — Feiwel and Friends, 2018. -Fic-; Int Lvl: 3-6; Rd Lvl: 5.6. In 1985 Massachusetts, fifth-grader Annie wants to shape herown future but as the youngest of nine, she is held back by her hand-me-down clothing, a crippling case of dyslexia, and a dark family secret.
Chuck Close : face book by Close, Chuck — Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2012--759.13; Int Lvl: 3-6; Rd Lvl: 5.9 Artist Chuck Close introduces children to his art, shows the processes he uses in his studios, and answers questions about his life and the challenges--physical and mental--he has faced.
Kid presidents : true tales of childhood from America's presidents by Stabler, David — Quirk Books, 2014. 973; Int Lvl: 3-6; Rd Lvl: 6.5. A collection of anecdotes from the childhoods of United States presidents. The kids who grew up to be president were like a lot of other children. Some struggled with schoolwork and got into fights; others pranked their teachers and infuriated their parents. William Howard Taft was forced to take dance lessons. Gerald Ford struggled with dyslexia. Teddy Roosevelt had a bedroom omuseumo full of dead animals. Kid Presidentsfeatures 20 captivating true stories from the childhoods of American presidents, complete with lively text and more than 200 cartoon illustrations. Laugh-out-loud funny and packed with cool facts, it's the perfect read for all young future leaders of the free world.
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