Resources
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Novels |
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Fourth Grade Selections |
Fifth Grade Selections |
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Wonder by R.J. Palacio |
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper |
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El Deafo by Cece Bell |
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon |
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Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt |
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin |
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Rules by Cynthia Lord |
Riding the Bus with My Sister by Rachel Simon |
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Epileptic by David B. |
Epileptic by David B. |
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Media |
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Fourth Grade Selections |
Fifth Grade Selections |
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TED Talk, “Who Are You Really?” by Brian Little |
TED Talk, “Is There a Real You?” by Julian Baggini |
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TED Talk, “Music, Poetry, and Identity” by Jorge Drexler |
TED Talk, “Music, Poetry, and Identity” by Jorge Drexler |
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Podcast from Third Coast International/Re: Sound: Khon, by Andy Mills |
Documentary Film, Life Animated by Roger Ross Williams |
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Supplemental Materials |
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All books listed below were selected from the TeacherVision website under the heading: Children’s Books About Disabilities. More Titles and a short synopsis of each book can be found there. |
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Resource Type |
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Disability |
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Picture Books |
Andy and His Yellow Frisbee by Mary Thompson |
Autism (Sibling Perspective) |
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My Brother, Matthew by Mary Thompson |
Mental Retardation (Sibling Perspective) |
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A Very Special Sister by Dorothy Hoffman Levi |
Deafness (Sibling Perspective) |
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Silent Observer by Christy MacKinnon |
Deafness |
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Happy Birthday Jason by C. Jean Cutbill and Diane Rawsthorn |
Dyslexia |
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What It’s Like to Be Me by Helen Exley |
Various Disabilities |
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Easy Readers |
Cookie by Linda Kneeland |
Down Syndrome |
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Fair and Square by Nan Holcomb |
Physical/Wheelchair |
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Naomi Knows It’s Springtime by Virginia L. Kroll |
Blindness |
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Sarah’s Surprise by Nan Holcomb |
Articulation Impairment |
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What About Me? When Brothers and Sisters Get Sick by Allan Peterkin, M.D. |
Chronic Illness (Sibling Perspective) |
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Joey and Sam by Illana Katz and Edward Ritvo |
Autism (Sibling Perspective) |
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Juvenile Fiction |
Adam and the Magic Marble by Adam and Carol Buehrens |
Tourette Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy |
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A Season of Secrets by Alison Cragin Herzig and Jane Lawrence Mali |
Epilepsy |
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Eagle Eyes: A Child’s View of Attention Deficit Disorder by Jeanne Gehret, M.A. |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
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How Many Days Until Tomorrow? By Caroline Janover |
Dyslexia |
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Ludwig Van Beethoven: Musical Pioneer by Carol Greene |
Deafness |
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The Summer Kid by Myrna Neuringer Levy |
Language Impairments |
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Young Adult |
Are You Alone on Purpose? by Nancy Werlin |
Autism, Physical Disability |
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Bus Girl by Gretchen Josephson |
Down Syndrome |
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Don’t Stop the Music by Robert Perske |
Cerebral Palsy |
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Reach for the Moon by Samantha Abeel |
Learning Disabilities |
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Stevie Wonder by John Swenson |
Blindness |
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Wish on a Unicorn by Karen Hesse |
Mental Retardation (Sibling Perspective) |
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