Teaching About Disabilities Through Children's Literature

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. The book includes reproducible lesson and unit plans and extensive annotated bibliographies of over 100 books. Grades K-12.

Mary Anne Prater is Professor and Chairperson, Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education, School of Education, Brigham Young University.