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ERIC Number: EJ676201
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1096-2506
Addressing Disability as a Part of Diversity through Classroom Children's Literature.
Nasatir, Diane; Horn, Eva
Young Exceptional Children, v6 n4 p2-10 Sum 2003
This article discusses disability as one aspect of diversity in inclusive early childhood classrooms and offers a framework for evaluating children's books that address disability as a part of diversity. The nine criteria are explained and discussed: illustrations, story line, lifestyles, relationships, self-image, author/illustrator backgrounds, author's perspective, loaded words, copyright date, and target age. Nine specific books are recommended. (Contains references.) (DB)
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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