Children's Books about Kids with Different Abilities. 60 Books about Disabilities and Differences for Kids. As a teacher, or parent, who works in education… we meet a lot of students with different abilities and specialties.
And sure, we have Autism Awareness month and disability awareness… but it’s so much more than just being aware. (This post contains affiliate links.) 50 Uplifting Childrens Stories About Kids With Special Needs - Intentional Family Life. Sharing is caring!
My heart goes out to kids today – growing up is stressful. Screens, bullies, being over scheduled, pressures to perform. And in between all this, I desperately want my boys to grow up to celebrate and see value in all people. 7 Middle Grade Books That Teach Kids Empathy - Overstuffed Life. Books for Different Learners in Elementary School. Going back to school can be exciting, but it can also be scary.
Kids with learning and thinking differences may have added concerns and issues with self-esteem. These five back-to-school book picks from founding partner Reading Rockets can show them they’re not alone! Stacey Coolidge’s Fancy-Smancy Cursive Handwriting. Twelve Books to Help Children Understand Race, Anti-Racism and Protest. We are nearly two weeks into national and international #BlackLivesMatter protests in response to long-term violence against black bodies in our society.
For the Black community and anyone already doing the work of being anti-racist, the travesty of that reality is not surprising when understood as the most recent example of the long history of racism in the United States. Our current understanding of race has evolved with the founding and development of this nation. The construction of race, racism, white supremacist culture and anti-blackness has been embedded in every system and institution from the inception of the United States, making it, as clinical psychologist and race relations expert Beverly Daniel Tatum says, the “smog” we all breathe—including for the children in our lives.
American Library Association recognizes inclusive books with special award. ORANGE COUNTY, Fla – This week is Literacy Week and the American Library Association honored several children’s book authors and illustrators for books that “embody an artistic expression of the disability experience for the child and adolescent audiences.”
Two Orange County Public Schools media specialists served on the selection committee for The Schneider Family Book Award. Kellee Moye is the teacher-librarian at Hunter’s Creek Middle School and Sharon Powers is the media specialist at Lake Nona Middle School. Anti-Racism Books for Kids and Teens: What to Read. Highly Recommended Diverse Books for Kids & Teens. Diverse and Inclusive Books to Inspire Young Adults. By the time readers are young adults, their worlds have broadened to include a wide range of people and life experiences that inform their developing identities. As teenage readers discover who they are, it's important that they have access to stories that reflect and celebrate the full range of human experiences and a diversity of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical and mental abilities, religion, and culture. The following topics and themes are explored in this list: For even more Scholastic books that explore these themes, check out our catalog, The Power of Story: Diverse Books for All Readers.