Adaptation: Literature, Film and Society

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 18.03.10

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Content Objectives
  3. Teaching Strategies
  4. Classroom Activities
  5. Hearing Impairment Simulation
  6. Endnotes
  7. Bibliography For Teachers
  8. Reading List for Students
  9. Materials for Classroom Use
  10. Implementing District Standards

Wonderstruck: Disability Awareness Through Visual Storytelling

Lea Stenson

Published September 2018

Tools for this Unit:

Materials for Classroom Use

Alexander, Sally Hobart. Do You Remember the Color Blue? And Other Questions Kids Ask About Blindness. New York: Penguin, 2000.

Bishop, Beverly. My Friend with Autism. Arlington, TX: Future Horizons, 2011.

Cook, Julia. My Mouth is a Volcano. Chattanooga, TN: National Center for Youth Issues, 2005.

Cook Julia. Uniquely Wired: A Story About Autism and Its Gifts. Boys Town, NE: Boys Town Press, 2018.

Cottrell, Sue. Can I Tell You About Stuttering? A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013.

De Geus, Eelco. Sometimes I Just Stutter: A Book for Children 7 to 12. Memphis, TN: Stuttering Foundation of America, 1999.

“Disability History Timeline.” Institute for Educational Leadership. 2007.  Accessed July 15, 2018. http://www.ncld-youth.info/index.php?id=61. 

Frith, Margaret. Who Was Louis Braille? New York: Penguin, 2014.

Garey, Diane, and Lawrence R. Hott, dir. Through Deaf Eyes. 2007; Arlington, VA: 2007. DVD.

Gold, Susan Dudley. Americans with Disabilities Act. Carmel, IN: Benchmark, 2010.

Hayes, Amy. Disability Rights Movement. New York: Rosen, 2017.

Haynes, Todd, dir. Wonderstruck. 2017; Santa Monica, CA: Lionsgate. 2018. DVD.

Helsley, Donalisa. My Warp Speed Mind. Milwaukee: Mirror Publishing, 2013.

Heller, Lora. Sign Language for Kids: A Fun & Easy Guide to American Sign Language. New York: Sterling Publishing, 2004.

Lauren, Jill. That’s Like Me! Stories About Amazing People with Learning Differences. Cambridge, MA: Star Bright Books, 2009.

McNeese, Tim. Disability Rights Movement. Edina, MN: Abdo, 2013.

Molineux, Eden. Something to Say About Stuttering. Alberta, Canada: Something to Say, 2016.

Moore-Mallinos, Jennifer. It’s Called Dyslexia. Barcelona, Spain: Gemser Publications, 2007.

Nadeau, Kathleen G. and Ellen B. Dixon. Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention: A Book for Kids About ADHD. Washington, DC: Magination Press, 2005.

O’Conner, Frances. Frequently Asked Questions about Stuttering. New York: Rosen Publishing, 2008.

Quinn, Patricia O.  Attention Girls! A Guide to Learn All About your AD/HD. Washington, DC: Magination Press, 2009.

Robinson Peete, Holly and Ryan E. Peete. My Brother Charlie. New York: Scholastic, 2010.

Sabin, Ellen. The Autism Acceptance Book. New York: Watering Can Press, 2006.

Sabin, Ellen. The Special Needs Acceptance Book. New York: Watering Can Press, 2007.

Selznick, Brian. Wonderstruck Movie Scrapbook.  New York: Scholastic, 2017.

Stefanski, Daniel. How to Talk to an Autistic Kid. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, 2011.

Stern, Judith and Uzi Ben-Ami. Many Ways to Learn: A Kid’s Guide to LD. Washington, DC: Magination Press, 2011.

Stumpf, Tobias with Dawn Schaefer Stumpf. Journal of an ADHD Kid: The Good, the Bad, and the Useful. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine Press, 2014.

Torres, A.J. and Laurie O’Hara. Why Can’t I Read? San Bernadino, CA: self-published, 2014.

Welton, Jude. Can I Tell You About Autism? A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014.

Wood, Douglas. Miss Little’s Gift. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2009.

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