LibGuides: Early Childhood Education: ECE211

Andy and His Yellow Frisbee by Mary Thompson
Sarah is a new girl at school who is curious about why Andy spins his yellow frisbee every day by himself on the playground. When Sara tries to talk to Andy, Rosie, Andy's older sister, watches and worries about how her brother may react. Rosie knows that Andy is in his own world most of the time, and that he has trouble finding the words to express himself.

Having a Brother Like David by Cindy Dolby Nollette and others
Marty's brother, David, has autism. Marty explains that David looks a lot like other children but has special needs.

Ian's Walk: A Story About Autism by Laurie Lears
Tara feels frustrated while taking a walk with her brother, Ian, who has autism. After she becomes separated from him, she learns to appreciate the way Ian experiences the world.

Russell Is Extra Special: A Book About Autism for Children by Charles A. Amenta III, M.D.
This portrayal of a boy with autism and his family is designed to help children (ages 4 to 8) and their parents understand this serious developmental disorder.

Talking to Angels by Esther Watson
Christa is a girl with autism who is described in this picture book by her sibling. Her behavior is described and illustrated in mixed media, including her favorite sounds and textures, occasional staring and fixation on stimuli, and interactions with others

Children's Books About Deaf-Blindness

A Picture Book of Helen Keller by David A. Adler
Some salient details in the life of Helen Keller are described in this pictorial biography; her frustration and untamed behavior and the radical changes effected by Anne Sullivan Macy.

Children's Books About Speech/Language Disorders

Armann and Gentle by Kristin Steinsdottir (stuttering)
A six-year-old boy, Armann, stutters when he is frustrated.

Cat's Got Your Tongue? by Charles E. Schaefer, Ph.D. (Communication Disorders, Mutism)
Anna, a kindergartner, is diagnosed with selective mutism.

Sarah's Surprise by Nan Holcomb
Six-year-old Sarah, who is unable to talk, has used a picture board to communicate. She is now ready for an augmentative communication device. With the help of her speech therapist she gives everyone a surprise at her mother's birthday party.

The Bob (Butterbean) Love Story by Terry Page and Bob Love
Bob's autobiography tells his story: a famous basketball player with a speech impediment.

Children's Books About Deafness

A Very Special Friend by Dorothy Hoffman Levi
Frannie, a lonely little girl, discovers a new friend when a girl who is deaf moves in next door.

A Very Special Sister by Dorothy Hoffman Levi
Mixed feelings are experienced by Laura, a young girl who is deaf, upon finding out her mother will soon give birth. Her initial excitement is replaced by worries that the new child, if able to hear, would be more lovable.

Silent Observer by Christy MacKinnon
Christy MacKinnon is a young girl born in 1889 on a farm on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada who became deaf after having whooping cough. She describes her life in adjusting to deafness, her relationships with family, and her problems trying to understand and be understood by hearing individuals.

Thomas Alva Edison: Great Inventor by David A. Adler
Thomas Edison's life and his many inventions, despite his deafness, that shape our lives today are explored in this book.

When I Grow Up by Candri Hodges
Jimmy is a deaf and takes a field trip and encounters various careers of deaf individuals.

Children's Books About Mental Retardation

Be Good to Eddie Lee by Virginia Fleming (Down Syndrome)
Eddie Lee, a young boy with Down syndrome, follows the neighborhood children into the woods to find frog eggs. They are resentful and try to make him stay home.

Big Brother Dustin by Alden R. Carter (Down Syndrome)
Dustin, a young boy with Down syndrome, learns that his parents are expecting a baby.

My Brother, Matthew by Mary Thompson
David is a young boy who describes life with his younger brother who was born with a mental disability.

Russ and the Apple Tree Surprise by Janet Elizabeth Rickert (Down Syndrome)
Russ, a five-year old boy with Down syndrome longs for a swing set. All his backyard has to offer is an apple tree. When his grandparents visit, Russ discovers the job of picking apples and making them into apple pie. He decides that his apple tree may be just as good as a swing set.

Russ and the Firehouse by Janet Elizabeth Rickert (Down Syndrome)
Russ is a young boy with Down syndrome whose everyday life experiences - not his disability - are the subject of books in this series. Russ goes "on-duty" with his Uncle, a fireman. Their shift includes a full inspection of the fire equipment, including keeping it clean. He also encounters Spark, the firehouse dog. At the end of this exciting day, all the firemen thank Russ for his hard work and invite him back for another visit.

Buddy's Shadow by Shirley Becker (Down syndrome)
Buddy, a five-year-old boy with Down syndrome, purchases a puppy.

Charlsie's Chuckle by Clara Widess Berkus (Down Syndrome)
Charlsie, a seven-year-old boy with Down syndrome, has an infectious laugh and enjoys bicycling around his neighborhood. On one such excursion he inadvertently wanders into a disputatious city council meeting and brings humor and harmony to the argumentative adults.

Cookie by Linda Kneeland (Down Syndrome)
Molly, a four-year-old girl with Down syndrome, has difficulty talking. Her frustration with communication difficulties is relieved when someone comes to teach her sign language.

How About a Hug by Nan Holcomb (Down Syndrome)
A young girl with Down syndrome includes the details of a typical day in her life. While her daily activities require a degree of concentration and don't go perfectly smoothly, she is surrounded by helpful, supportive, and affectionate friends, family, and teachers, all of whom she agrees to hug when they offer.

Thumbs Up, Rico! by Maria Testa (Down syndrome)
Rico is a boy with Down syndrome who loves basketball. The story describes his relationship with a neighborhood boy named Caesar, his older sister Nina, and his art class.

We'll Paint the Octopus Red by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen (Down syndrome)
Ima is a little girl who has a new baby brother with Down syndrome.

Where's Chimpy? by Berniece Rabe (Down syndrome)
Misty, a young girl with Down syndrome, misplaced her stuffed monkey and reviews her day with her father to try to remember where she left him.

Children's Books About Other Health Impediments

Eukee: The Jumpy Jumpy Elephant by Clifford L. Corman and Esther Trevino (attention deficit disorder)
Eukee is a smart little elephant who likes to chase butterflies, blow bubbles, and do cartwheels. He always feels jumpy inside, however, and can never finish the march at school. Unhappy that he doesn't have any friends, he consents to a visit to the doctor where he learns he has ADD.

Lee: The Rabbit with Epilepsy by Deborah M. Moss (epilepsy)
Lee is a young rabbit who experiences occasional blackouts and trances. After Dr. Bob, the wise owl, administers a series of neurological tests, Lee is told she has epilepsy.

Luke Has Asthma, Too by Alison Rogers (asthma)
Luke has an older cousin who teaches him some aspects of asthma management and serves as a general role model.

Otto Learns About His Medicine: A Story About Medication for Hyperactive Children by Matthew Galvin (Hyperactivity)
Otto, a fidgety young car that has trouble paying attention in school, visits a special mechanic who prescribes a medicine to control his hyperactive behavior.

You Can Call Me Willy. A Story for Children About AIDS by Joan C. Verniero (AIDS)
Willy is an eight-year-old girl with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Describing her life, she shares her hobbies, friends, family life, and aspects of her medical care and how it impacts her activities.

There's a Little Bit of Me in Jamey by Diana M. Amadeo (leukemia)
Brian struggles with the fact that his brother Jamey has leukemia and submits to a bone marrow test, which leads to a transplant.

Anna Joins In by Katrin Arnold (cystic fibrosis)
Anna is a young girl who has a difficult pattern to her days because she has cystic fibrosis.

Kathy's Hats: A Story of Hope by Trudy Krisher (cancer)
Kathy is a young girl who develops cancer and loses her hair as a result of chemotherapy.

Little Tree: A Story for Children with Serious Medical Problems by Joyce C. Mills, Ph.D.
A small tree that loses some branches in a storm is used to illustrate the questions and feelings children may experience during and after medical problems.

Sarah and Puffle: A Story for Children About Diabetes by Linnea Mulder (diabetes)
Sarah feels resentful of the limitations the disease places on her activities until a stuffed animal (Puffle) comes to life and offers her encouraging rhymes about coping with diabetes.

Shelley: The Hyperactive Turtle by Deborah M. Moss
Shelley is a young hyperactive turtle who faces difficulties due to his inability to sit still and his frequent behavior problems, which lead to problems at school and on the bus, at home, and with friends, eventually leading to a poor self-image and depression. After a visit to a neurologist, he no longer thinks of himself as a bad turtle and his condition gradually improves.

Children's Books About Child Abuse

Clover's Secret by Christine M. Winn and David Walsh, Ph.D.
Clover attempts to hide family violence. She feels much better when she confides in her teacher and the family receives help.

Children's Books About Multiple Impairments

Danny and the Merry-Go-Round by Nan Holcomb (cerebral palsy)
Danny, who has cerebral palsy, visits the park with his mother and watches other children playing on a playground. He makes friends with a young girl after his mother explains cerebral palsy to her and points out that it is not contagious.

Andy Finds a Turtle by Nan Holcomb
Andy enjoys physical therapy most of the time, but sometimes he doesn't. One day he's told he acts like a turtle with his legs and arms drawn in tight - but Andy doesn't know what a turtle is, so he goes in search of one. In this search he protects his baby sister from a strange invader and discovers something important about himself.

Andy Opens Wide by Nan Holcomb
Andy, a young boy with cerebral palsy, is frustrated by his inability to open his mouth wide enough for his mother to feed him easily.

Children's Books About Specific Learning Disabilities

Happy Birthday Jason by C. Jean Cutbill and Diane Rawsthorn (dyslexia)
A delightful story that will help children better understand their world by understanding Jason's. His story reveals that children with learning disabilities are more similar to other children than they are different.

What Do You Mean I Have a Learning Disability? by Kathleen M. Dwyer
Ten-year-old Jimmy is having problems at school and believes he is stupid. After a parent-teacher conference, he is tested and found to have a learning disability.

Kevin's Story by Dvora Levinson, Ph.D. (reading disability, dyslexia)
Kevin exhibits reading problems and is referred for testing with a psychologist who explains reading and learning disabilities to him and his family.

Children's Books That Address More Than One Disability

Keith Edward's Different Days by Karen Melberg Schwier
Keith meets a variety of people with differences, including Down syndrome and physical differences, and learns that being different is okay.

What It's Like to Be Me by Helen Exley
Children from all over the world write about themselves and their disabilities. They tell us how they see themselves and how they want to be seen. All of the illustrations are created by the children.

I'm Like You, You're Like Me: A Child's Book about Understanding and Celebrating Each Other by Cindy Gainer
Children interact with people who are different from themselves; share, take turns, work and play together; discover and develop traits and skills that make them unique; and explore the many ways in which they are like and unlike others.

Joey and Sam by Illana Katz and Edward Ritvo
Sam is five and has autism, and Joey is his six-year-old brother. They describe an ordinary day at home and at school, showing some of the ways they are different and alike.

There's a Blue Square on My Brother's School Bus by Sally Craymer
This book discusses various types of disabilities. An emphasis is placed on what children with disabilities are able to do and ways in which they can participate in mainstream student life.

We Can Do It! by Laura Dwight
The daily activities of five children who each have either cerebral palsy, blindness, spina bifida, or Down syndrome. Color photographs show the children engaging in their favorite pastimes at home and at school, with family members and with peers.

Children's Books About Blindness and Visual Impairments

Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin and John Archambault
A boy is told a story by his grandfather of a boy born blind.

Luna and the Big Blur: A Story for Children Who Wear Glasses by Shirley Day
Luna resents the fact that she needs glasses to correct her nearsightedness.

Naomi Knows It's Springtime by Virginia L. Kroll
Naomi tells us of the signs of spring through the mind of the blind.

See You Tomorrow, Charles by Miriam Cohen
Charles is a first grader who is adjusting to school as a blind student.

The Night Search by Kate Chamberlin
Heather, who is blind, resists using her white cane until her puppy wanders off.

Children's Books About Developmental Delay

Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
Leo is a tiger cub who just can't keep up with what the other animals are doing. He can't read, write, or speak, and he is a sloppy eater; he's a late bloomer

Children's Books About Orthopedic Impairments

My Mom Is Handicapped: A "Grownup" Children's Book by Barbara Turner Brabham
A six-year-old boy describes life with his mother, a teacher with physical disabilities.

Andy Finds a Turtle by Nan Holcomb (cerebral palsy)
Andy enjoys physical therapy most of the time, but sometimes he doesn't. One day he's told he acts like a turtle with his legs and arms drawn in tight - but Andy doesn't know what a turtle is, so he goes in search of one. In this search he protects his baby sister from a strange invader and discovers something important about himself.

Andy Opens Wide by Nan Holcomb (cerebral palsy)
Andy, a young boy with cerebral palsy, is frustrated by his inability to open his mouth wide enough for his mother to feed him easily.

Danny and the Merry-Go-Round by Nan Holcomb (cerebral palsy)
Danny, who has cerebral palsy, visits the park with his mother and watches other children playing on a playground. He makes friends with a young girl after his mother explains cerebral palsy to her and points out that it is not contagious.

A Smile from Andy by Nan Holcomb (cerebral palsy)
Andy, who has cerebral palsy, is very shy. One day he meets a girl who helps him discover something that he can do to reach out to others in his own special way.

Can't You Be Still? by Sarah Yates (cerebral palsy)
Ann, who has cerebral palsy, attends school for the first time.

Fair and Square by Nan Holcomb (OI)
Kevin is confined to a wheelchair and has limited motor skills. A therapist introduces him to a computer game he can play and win, and shows him how to adapt other games for his use.

Patrick and Ima Lou by Nan Holcomb (cerebral palsy and spina bifida)
Three-year-old Patrick has cerebral palsy. He is having a hard time managing his new walker, but with the help of a new friend, Ima Lou, who is six and has spina bifida, they both discover something very important about each other

Children's Books About Being in a Family of a Child with a Disability

My Sister Is Different by Betty Ren Wright
Carlo tells us what it is like to have an older sister with mental retardation.

What About Me? When Brothers and Sisters Get Sick by Allan Peterkin, M.D.
Laura is a young girl attempting to cope with her brother Tom's chronic illness. The story describes her wide range of emotions including guilt, fear, anger, anxiety, and a general sense of disruption of normal family life.

Stories to solve : folktales from around the world / told by George Shannon ; illustrated by Peter Sis.
Brief folktales in which there is a mystery or problem that the reader is invited to solve before the resolution is presented.
New York : Greenwillow Books, c1985
ISBN: 0688043038

Diversity and education : teachers, teaching, and teacher education / edited by H. Richard Milner ; with a foreword by Geneva Gay
Race and gender: African American males in P-12 schools
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : Charles C. Thomas, Pub., c2009
ISBN: 9780398078294 (hard)

A practical guide to the ADA and visual impairment / Elga Joffee
New York : AFB Press, c1999
ISBN: 0891283188 (binder)

Teaching pupils with visual impairment: a guide to making the school curriculum accessible / edited by Ruth Salisbury
London ; New York : Routledge, 2008
ISBN: 9780203935309 (Electronic Book)

The effective teacher's guide to sensory impairment and physical disability practical strategies
What are sensory impairments and physical disabilities?
London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
ISBN: 0203008081

Come home with me: a multicultural treasure hunt / by Aylette Jenness ; illustrated and designed by Laura DeSantis ; photographs by Max Belcher ; video frames by D'Arcy Marsh.
Ethnic groups and juvenile literature
New York : New Press : Distributed by Norton, c1993.
ISBN: 156584064X

Accept and value each person / Cheri J. Meiners ; illustrated by Meredith Johnson
A gentle book for children to help them understand & appreciate the differences between themselves and others. Includes an activity guide for parents & teachers.
Minneapolis, MN : Free Spirit Pub., c2006
ISBN 1575422034

Tolerance / by Connie Colwell Miller
“Introduces tolerance through examples of everyday situations where this character trait can be used"--Provided by publisher
Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c2006
0736842829 (hardcover)

PBS Resources for Special Education Teachers

Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Related disorders | This Emotional Life - Premiering January 4 ...
... skills are often a part of ADHD, more serious disruptive behavior disorders are oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder. Children with ADHD ...

Symptoms | This Emotional Life - Premiering January 4, 2010
... Children with ADHD are also likely to develop more severe disruptive behavior disorders, such as oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder. ...

PBS - frontline: medicating kids: the drugs: the multimodal ...
... ie, medication management and intensive behavioral therapy ... MTA study also had Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD ... anxiety and other co-morbid disorders, as well ...

PBS - frontline: medicating kids: adhd: the evolution of a ...
... using benzedrine, a stimulant, to treat behaviorally disordered children. ... a dramatic effect on the behavioral and social ... the conception of the disorder as one ...

Online NewsHour: Treating ADHD -- February 24, 2000
... drug, Risperdal, which is used to treat thought disorders. ... Stimulants help control behavior. ... treatment of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. ...

POV - Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go . Background | PBS
... residential centers and schools in the United States that offer therapeutic living environments for children with emotional and behavioral disorders similar to ...

Attention . Understanding and Recognizing . Struggling to Learn . ...
... of developing many other behavioral and social ... Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), one of the most common attention disorders, "completed less ...

Common Abbreviations . Family Rights . Inclusive Communities . PBS ...
... attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder AT assistive ... education ED emotional disorders EHA Education of ... education FBA functional behavior assessment FERPA ...

Helping your child | This Emotional Life - Premiering January 4 ...
... reasons for your child's negative behavior and think ... conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder, and consider whether your child’s actions ...

What is ADHD? | This Emotional Life - Premiering January 4, 2010
... it’s just an excuse for kids’ bad behavior. ... ADHD is a brain disorder that affects how people ... Like other disorders, ADHD can lend itself to overdiagnosis ...

More on Supporting Kids with Autism in Inclusive Environments . ...
... The Child with Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual ... with autism, attention deficit disorder, Down syndrome ... speech problems or other developmental disorders. ...

POV - Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go . Links & Books | PBS
... interventions for Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD ... used on children with behavioral disorders in some ... those with disabilities in special education classes, a ...

Teachers . Tips and Tools . PBS KIDS Raising Readers
... to any skilled and complex behavior that can be ... sometimes referred to as reading disorder or reading ... and adolescents who have language disorders to understand ...

Helping yourself & others | This Emotional Life - Premiering ...
... such as oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, anxiety, or ... may engage in impulsive and risky behavior at high ... Do Teens with ADHD Have Special Needs? ...

POV - West 47th Street . Links & Books | PBS
... quick fix for annoying, yet age-appropriate, behavior? ... Perfect Illusions: Eating Disorders and the Family Discover what an eating disorder is, find ...

Living with Special Needs ~ Procedures For Teachers | Religion & ...
... Musculoskeletal Disorders, Neurological Disorders, and Rare Disorders. ... real and tangible part of school behavior. ... students is attention deficit disorder, or ADD ...

Online NewsHour Forum: Medicating Children -- April 2000
... of a behavioral or emotional disorder should not be ... early, severe disturbances in mood, behavior, and/or ... Special education teachers rate the same child as less ...

Second Opinion . Panelists | PBS
... South Florida President, National Eating Disorder Association. ... Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Health ... the Academy for Eating Disorders for her ...

The Whole Child - For Parents - FAQ's
... ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is the ... on dealing with challenging behavior in children. ... information on children with special needs, inclusive ...

Where We Stand . Globalization - Video Report | PBS
... Each child is unique but not “special”. ... activities outside of school also is an education. ... Students with emotional and behavioral disorders often end up ...

PBS Video resources by special needs category

Richard Lavoie: How Difficult Can This Be? F.A.T. City--A Learning Disabilities Workshop DVD

Richard Lavoie: How Difficult Can This Be? F.A.T. City--A Learning Disabilities Workshop Guide for HDFF000

Richard Lavoie: The Motivation Breakthrough DVD

Developing Minds: Misunderstood Minds DVD

Sound and Fury DVD

If you could make your deaf child hear, would you? Sound and Fury follows the intimate, heart-rending tale of the Artinians, an extended family with deaf and hearing members across three generations. Together they confront a technological device that can help the deaf to hear but may also threaten deaf culture and their bonds with each other. Sound and Fury speaks volumes about the choices we make and the battles we fight in order to be heard.

The Secret Life of the Brain 3pk DVD

A startling new map of the human brain has emerged during the past decade of neuroscience research, contradicting much of what was previously believed. Narrated by Blair Brown and directed by David Grubin, this series tells stories through a mix of personal histories, expert commentary, and cutting-edge animation. Viewers learn startling new truths about the brain as they journey inside about this complicated organ.

The First Year

Winner of the prestigious Peabody Award and a "must see" film for parents and teachers. Chronicling the first year of five young teachers as they struggle to educate children with special needs, this documentary is sure to inspire, provoke debate, and remind us of the powerful relationship between teacher and student. Includes a bonus film, Teach, created to attract people with talent and a passion for education.

Kids & Divorce: For Better or Worse

Hosted by journalist Dave Iverson, Kids & Divorce examines the emotional and legal aftermath of divorce, seeking to answer: What's best for the kids? In their own voices, parents and children tell their stories of facing divorce's fallout. This special explores the pros and cons of joint custody, looks at efforts to reform how custody is decided in the judicial system, and examines how divorce education programs are helping both parents and kids.