Disabilities in Children Lit

What was the FIRST article we talked about?

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Children's Literature: A Content Analysis of 40 books

• Chapter 5

• We did not talk about any articles

• Diversity in Newbery Medal-Winning Titles: A Content Analysis

Which one of these is the Critical Race Theory?

• About analyzing how laws, social and political movements, and media are shaped by social conceptions of race and ethnicity.

• Proposes that children learn schemes related to gender from their interactions with other kids, adults, and TV shows and or movies.

• Disability study as an academic discipline that examines the meaning, nature, and consequences of disability.

• None of these

Which one of these is the Gender Schema Theory?

• Gender does not play a role in literature.

• About analyzing how laws, social and political movements, and media are shaped by social conceptions of race and ethnicity.

• Proposes that children learn schemes related to gender from their interactions with other kids, adults, and TV shows and or movies.

• Disability study as an academic discipline that examines the meaning, nature, and consequences of disability.

Which one of these were a conclusion made from the article "Diversity in Newbery Medal-Winning Titles: A Content Analysis"

• Children do not learn from diverse literature.

• Culturally responsive classrooms will elicit more meaningful learning out of students

• None of these were conclusions made from the article.

• Results showed that your classroom will not really benefit from culturally significant books.

The portrayals of almost all the characters with DD are positive and realistic, and the characters normally develop dynamically in the stories.

• True

• False

Why is it important to have books with the main character as a person with a Developmental Disability?

Do you feel that this article was helpful to you as a future educator?

Which of these is the purpose of the Dolly Gray Award?

• To recognize authentic portrayals of individuals with developmental disabilities in books for children and youth.

• Annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

• Honors an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.

• Awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in English in the United States during the preceding year. There are no limitations as to the character of the book considered except that it be original work.

Which of these is the purpose of the Schneider Family Book Award?

• The award shall go to the artist, who must be a citizen or resident of the United States, whether or not he be the author of the text.

• Awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in English in the United States during the preceding year. There are no limitations as to the character of the book considered except that it be original work.

• We didn't even discuss this book award

• Honors an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.