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This website provides
tools for parents of a child with a  disability.

Teaching idea: have the students get with a partner and explore the website. They should write down 3 things they learned from it, 2 things they were confused by, and 1 thing they don't
agree with.
https://www2.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/edpicks.jhtml

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Author: unkown
Teaching idea: read this aloud to the students, then have them speak out about what makes them different than other. Any special talents, or talents.

"I cannot change the way I am,
I never really try,
God made me different and unique,
I never ask him why.

If I appear peculiar,
There's nothing I can do,
You must accept me as I am,
As I've accepted you.

God made a casting of each life,
Then threw the mold away,
Each child is different from the rest,
Unlike as night from day.

So often we will criticize,
The things that others do,
But, do you know, they do not think,
The same as me and you.

So God in all his wisdom,
Who knows us all by name,
He didn't want us to be bored,
That's why we're not the same."

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Author: Virginia Filling
Illustrator: Floyd Cooper
Published date: October 27 1993
Genre: Fiction
Interest level: Age 4-8
Text level: K-2
Teaching idea: Have the students get into groups of 4 and make a poster on their strengths, and their friends strengths. Then talk how they compare to Eddies strengths.
Summary: Eddie Lee, a boy with Down Syndrome has many special positive attributes, but he also is lonely and considered different according to his mother. A neighborhood girl spends time with Eddie Lee although she finds his annoying, but soon discovers how much she likes being around him.

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Author: Charles Schaefer
Illustrator: Judith Friedman
Published date: May 1st 1992
Genre: Realistic fiction
Interest level: Age 6-8
Text level: Grade 1-2
Teaching idea: Have students talk with a partner about what they think elective mutism is before reading the book. Then once it is read, have them go back to the same partner and share how they feel about the disability after hearing someones story of it.
Summary: As representing children who are afraid to speak, Anna stops speaking in Kindergarten and has elective mutism. Seeing a therapist, she begins to overcome her anxiety.

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Author: Juan Felipe Herrera
Illustrator: Ernesto Cuevas Jr.
Published date: June 25th 2004
Genre: Fiction
Interest level: Age 6-9
Text level: K-3
Teaching idea: Have the students discuss a pet or object that has a lot of meaning to them.
Summary: While attending a new school, children constantly are asking Tomasito why he is in a wheelchair. After his dad bough him a featherless bird, he regained his sense of equilibrium and competence while pursuing his dream to play on a soccer team.

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Author: Diane Burton Robb
Illustrator: Gail Piazza
Published date: January 2004
Genre: Fiction
Interest level: Ages 6-9
Text level: k-4
Teaching ideas: Before reading the book, play a video on what text looks like for a dyslexic person. Have the students speak out on how it looks to them.
Summary: Adam is a boy with dyslexia who struggles in kindergarten to learn about letters. He struggles most with seeing certain letters wrong such a p, q, b, and d.

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Author: Peggy Perry Anderson
Illustrator: Peggy Perry Anderson
Published date: 2004
Genre: Fiction
Interest level: Age 5-10
Text level: k-2
Teaching idea: Have the students write a paragraph in their journals about a time someone made them feel special and what it was like.
Summary: As some people might say, Animals are a great source of therapy. This book describes the story of a racehorse that got hurt and was then sent to a new place where he helped kids with disabilities feel special.

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Author: Barbra Goldin
Illustrator: Erika Weihs
Published date: 1991
Genre: Purim Fiction
Interest level: Age 3-8
Text level: K-3
Teaching idea: Stop while reading and discuss how people would feel when the difficult events take place. Have them discuss what is wrong with some of the things the mother says, and what she should have said instead.
Summary: Hershel, a young boy is blind and many people including his mother doubt his abilities to do regular tasks. As Purim approaches Hershel goes against what he is told not to do and makes desserts to help his mother prepare for the festival, while proving he can do anything he wants to if he tries.

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Author: Holly Robinson Peete
Illustrator: Shane Evans
Published date: March 16 2010
Genre: Non fiction
Interest level: Grade 1-5
Text level: K-4
Teaching idea: Before reading the book, the students could create a flip book of emotions. Each emotion could give tips on how to handle it
Summary: With the struggles that come along with autism, Charlie has trouble making friends and showing his emotion. His sister narrates the story to tell about all the great skills Charlie does have.

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Author: Glenna Lang
Illustrator: Glenna Lang
Published date: July 1st 2001
Genre: Fiction
Interest level: age 5-10
Text level: grade k-3
Teaching idea: This would be a good independent reading book for students
Summary: Sarah is a blind musician and teacher who loves to inspire people by telling her story. Her story involves her guide dog Perry, who helps her greatly through out the day. They go on one long adventure that she uses to tell people about what it is like to live and accomplish goals with a seeing dog.

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Author: Bertrand Diane Gonzales
Illustrator: Robert Sweetland
Published date: 2004
Genre: Fiction
Interest level: 6-9 years old
Text level: k-2
Teaching idea: Read the book aloud to the students then have them discuss it with a friend
Summary: Although Victor is disabled and unable to walk, Dominic supports and creates a strong friendship with him. The two young boys tell their story about their spirited, positive and fun friendship.

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Author: Clarabelle van Niekerk
Illustrator: Clarabelle van Niekerk
Published April 1st 2008
Genre: non fiction
Interest level: 4-8 year olds
Text level: K-2
Teaching idea: Have the students discuss how they assist people in their every day lives
Summary: Sam is a boy with Asperger syndrome who struggles in school. Throughout this book, the challenges of living are presented, along with how his family and friends learn how to assist him once he is diagnosed.