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Using Children's Picture Books About Autism as Resources in Inclusive Classrooms
Author(s) -
Sigmon Miranda L.,
Tackett Mary E.,
Azano Amy Price
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1002/trtr.1473
Subject(s) - autism , empathy , psychology , affect (linguistics) , mathematics education , picture books , typically developing , teaching method , pedagogy , developmental psychology , social psychology , communication , visual arts , art
This article focuses on developing teacher understanding of how to carefully select and use children's picture books about autism as a tool for teaching awareness, empathy, and acceptance in an elementary classroom setting. We describe how the increased rate of autism and growing practice of inclusive educational settings affect classroom practice and provide implementation tips for using specific picture books and activities. Knowing that picture books are often used as a teaching tool for elementary educators, the use of books addressing autism could teach empathy while enhancing students' awareness and acceptance of students on the autism spectrum.