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Be Different, Be Brave, Be You is a children’s picture book written by Sonia Sotomayor and illustrated by Rafael Lopez. The book was published on September 3, 2019, and won ALA’s 2020 Schneider Family Book Award. [1] The book follows the experiences of children who are diagnosed with disabilities and focuses on the power of these differences.
Although the definition of learning disabilities may include reading disabilities, dyslexia, problems with spoken language, writing, and reasoning ability, Public Law 89–522 states that NLS materials will be loans to readers that have a "reading disability resulting from organic dysfunction," and requires certification from a medical doctor. [9]
Written by a speech-language pathologist and a learning disabilities educator, Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes is a language textbook for elementary and intermediate-level students. [1] [2] Jan Roebken created the cover and additional interior illustrations. [1] The book reprints fifty-seven Calvin and Hobbes comic strips, organized into five ...
Reading for special needs has become an area of interest as the understanding of reading has improved. Teaching children with special needs how to read was not historically pursued under the assumption of the reading readiness model [1] that a reader must learn to read in a hierarchical manner such that one skill must be mastered before learning the next skill (e.g. a child might be expected ...
Epic! is an American kids subscription-based reading and learning platform. It offers access to books and videos for targeted at children ages 12 and under. [1] The service can be used on desktop and mobile devices. [2] Epic! was founded in 2013 by Suren Markosian and Kevin Donahue [3] and launched in 2014. [4]
Here are some of our favorite books that celebrate disability pride to add to your TBR pile. The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love with Me by Keah Brown
Bookshare is an online library of accessible ebooks for people with print disabilities, such as visual impairment, severe dyslexia, and cerebral palsy. [3] An initiative of Benetech, a social enterprise organization based in Palo Alto, California, it was founded in 2001 by Jim Fruchterman.
Donald Trump was sentenced without penalty in the New York hush money case Friday after a symbolic – and historic and unprecedented – hearing following the first felony conviction of a former ...