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Issue 4 | Date: : November 1, 2019

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This month we will be reading Out of my Online Lit eracy/reading sources:
Mind by Sharon M. Draper and learning - New York Times
about different disabilities. Since - Epic! Books
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December 3rd is International Day of - Freckle
People with Disabilities, we will be almost 2 years
- Reading Eggspress
reading this book and learning about - Josette Frank Award
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different disabilities to recognize and
from the Children's Book
understand people who may be a little - Davis Library in Plano
different from us. This is supposed to Committee of the Bank
teach the students how to love and More Books about Disabilit ies and
Street College of
respect people with disabilities early on. Deformit ies:
Every day we will learn about a new Education
disability leading up to December 3rd. - Wonder by R.J. Palacio from
- 2011 IRA Teacher 's
The students will do many activities like Amazon
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writing a paper about putting - El Deafo by Cece Bell at
themselves into the shoes of Melody, - 2011 IRA Young Adult;s
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the main character with cerebral palsy. Choice - The Reason I Jump: The Inner
Another activity will require them to try
and communicate with a Medi-Talker - Book of the Year from Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old-
that we will be making in class. A KIRKUS Boy with Autism at Davis
Medi-Talker is what Melody used to Library
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communicate since she could not
speak. We will have many discussion, Book of 2011 and 2011
literature circles, and writing prompts Notable Children's Books
about this book. On December 3rd, we
will have a big party celebrating people in Language Arts by
with disabilities and what we have Bank Street College
learned as a class. I will have some
- Buckeye Children's Book
guest speakers who live with disabilities
come to class , so the students can learn Award from Ohio
more and meet real people with - SAKURA Award from
disabilities. You are welcome to join us!
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