Literature Dealing with Individual Differences
Start-to-Finish Books
Start-to-Finish is a high-interest, controlled-vocabulary series with supports built in, such as multiple reading formats, built-in scanning, and universal design with assistive technology.
www.donjohnston.com/catalog/readcover/readcoverfrm.htm
Fiction on Specific Topics
This list of links is arranged by issue for students with individual differences who are dealing with issues of health, adoption, disabilities, eating disorders, and/or gay and lesbian lifestyle.
www.seemore.mi.org/booklists/fiction.html#Topics
ATN Book Lists: Values
This compilation site includes book lists that deal with issues concerning values, such as name-calling, tolerance, being left out, and self-esteem.
nancykeane.com/rl/#Values
Children's Literature & Disability
This site provides a list of books for students who are physically, mentally, or emotionally challenged.
www.nichcy.org/pubs/bibliog/bib5txt.htm
Teens & Parents with Mental & Physical Disorders—The St. Louis Library's List of Recommended Books
This site recommends books for students with mental and physical health issues.
www.brick.net/~classact/F-illness.html#Coping%20with%20adisability
What's Wrong with Timmy? by Maria Shriver at the Oprah web site "Teaching Acceptance to Kids" presents an excerpt and illustrations from Maria Shriver's new book about a boy with special needs.
www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_past_20011026.jhtml
Suggestions for Using Bibliotherapy: Fiction Books for Students with LD provides a concise article with suggestions and summaries of books that deal with children with learning disabilities.
www.ldonline.org/ld_store/bibliotherapy/ldbooks.html
Inclusion Literature: A Resource Listing offers a brief overview and list of books dealing with special needs students.
scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/ spring98/andrews.html
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers provides the American Library Association's list of books for unwilling readers from 1996 to the present.
www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/quickpicks/ |
