The Arc of PA’s Include Me program is excited to present “Disability Acceptance through Literature,” a virtual book study for students. Books selected by our facilitators provide opportunities to learn about the many aspects of disability through the perspective of school age protagonists.
Discussions center on understanding, acceptance, presuming competence, and friendship. Values like compassion, honesty, authenticity and diversity steer the ship, and we love when conversations are led by students’ interests. These book studies are an innovative way to provide students interested in reading with a structured opportunity to connect with other students across Pennsylvania. We strive to make the book studies accessible, with:
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- audio recordings of each chapter,
- vocabulary resources,
- engaging visual content for discussions, and,
- by providing copies of the book to families as the book studies gear up.
These four or eight week book studies make room for silliness and curiosity, and we’re proud of the stigma-blasting power of the program (and that of the students themselves!).
Include Me connects each book study and accompanying lessons to the Pennsylvania Academic Standards.
For more information, contact: cmorrison@includemepa.org or jmacsisak@includemepa.org
Children Ages 5 – 8; Thursdays at 5:00 pm, beginning January 18th, 2024
Title: Real People, A Disability acceptance story series
Group: Kids 5-8 years old
Day/Time: Thursdays, 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Dates: January 18 – February 1 (3 weeks)
Join us Thursdays at 5:00PM starting January 18 for a winter “Story Tour”, our Disability Acceptance through Literature program for 5- to 8-year-olds! The group will meet weekly for 45 minutes via Zoom. We’ll read a different children’s book aloud each week and talk a bit about the story together. All learners are welcome!
Registering will save you a seat. Before our first meeting, you will receive an email with the zoom link we’ll use to join in every week.
Lineup for our winter Story Tour includes:
– The Deaf Musicians, by Pete Seeger, Paul DuBois Jacobs ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
– Sachiko Means Happiness, by Kimiko Sakai ; illustrated by Tomie Arai
– The Girl who Thought in Pictures, by Julia Finley Mosca ; illustrated by Daniel Rieley
Click here to register: https://thearcpa.org/book-study-registration-real-people/
