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Gallo, Gallo, Donald R.(2008).
This book’s style was very similar to that of Chicken Noodle soup for the Soul kind of books. As the summary for the book says, “Stories about teens with disabilities are not often a top choice for YA leisure reading.” I personally enjoyed reading the various short stories about how disabilities affect not just one person but everyone around them. It also talked about how to deal with someone who has a disability. This book deals with post-disabilities like from accidents, cancer survivors, born with disabilities such as ADD.
In the classroom, I would be able to put this on my shelf for student access. As far as teaching the book, I would only teach it in excerpts. I feel that for many students that these kinds of stories might hit home in a way that they will feel exposed. Others might feel that this is “brainwashing” material. How, I am not sure but anything can be misruled if not introduced in the right manner. I would use this book to help my students understand just what life is like for those with various challenges.

KidsTogether-This is an all-volunteer website designed for parents, professionals, advocates, and self-advocates. This website is intended to help families, professionals, educators, advocates, self-advocates, and the community by re-using information that volunteers have submitted that has worked for them. This way the next person doesn’t have to try and re-invent the wheel. They are about taking action and making things happen now! There is also a networking community that involves discussion forums, groups, and blogs.
Our-Kids- This website is devoted to raising special kids with special needs. Our-Kids consists of parents, caregivers, and others who are working with children with physical and/or mental disabilities and delays. This website provides global support and has members from all over the country. Here, everyone can discuss their children’s accomplishments and defeats and relate to others who are going through the same things. On the website, there are links for home made equipment (since it can be very pricey), picture page, memorial page, and others.
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HelpGuide-HelpGuide- This website
Do2Learn- This is a very fun and colorful website! You can learn about disabilities, engage in activities, sing songs and play games, learn about and use picture cards, and much much more!
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I was excited that I came across this article. Technology being help in the classroom is a real thing that we are all having to adapt to. This article focused mostly on the use of cell phones in a classroom in Africa. I feel that as teachers, we can gain ideas from this article about how to help those with hearing impairments and hearing loss to feel a part of the classroom. By using cell phones, it is really great that teachers are using current and familiar means to students to help create a functioning and fun classroom environment. For students, this article can help show them what is happening around the world and how various countries deal with the disabilities of fellow classmates.
*Deaf Student Overcomes to Lead Full Academic Life on Campus*
how similar.
*Growing Up Deaf*
This is not just one article but rather a collection of articles all about the deaf community. These articles focus on the personal experiences of Jamie Berke, a deaf man and his various experiences through life. He talks about family holidays, going to the movies, trying out for sports teams, ect. I found many of these articles to be light hearted and educational in how the deaf community interacts with that of the hearing. As far as teaching goes, I would refer to these articles as an example of a way of life.

**Disabled World**
Disabled world is a disability and health website that is an attempt to unite the disabled and provide them with proper information and various options that are available to them. Practical travel destinations for the handicapped and sports news are included in the site to promote active lifestyles for the disabled. Forums for the community are available so that caretakers and many different individuals with disabilities can get in contact with each other.
Rachel's Websites
~~Child Development Institute~~
This is a site to help people understand various disabilities. I found this a very helpful resource when I was doing some of my volunteer hours. For teachers, this gives great ideas and ways to provide equal access to all students.
~~Bright Hub Education~~
This site is a great teaching tool for teachers to post in forums, blog, as well as great classroom tips and ideas for all types of teachers in varying subject areas. AS a teacher, your best resource is other teachers. You can communicate and bounce ideas off of one another and help each other out.
~~Kid's Health~~
This site is for all aspects of various disabilities, in this case Autism. It has activities, research, and ways of communication to others. This involves the parents, the kids, and the teens. As a teacher, this may help open your eyes to your students and what they may actually be going through.
~~National Dissemination Center For Children with Disabilities~~
This site is particularly interesting because I was able to gather so much information about Intellectual Disability (formerly known as Mental Retardation). I found it interesting that it mentioned signs to look for in the early years and how it is tested for later on if identified late.
~~Council for Exceptional Children~~
Although this site does require a membership for some of it's more advanced features, it is a great way for teachers to identify students in their own classrooms. I like how it covered a couple of different disabilities rather than just being one focus. It went into quite some detail so clearly there is a equal passion behind helping all of these students. This is a great resource for identifying and talking about dealing with students who have special needs. This paticular page covered emotional disorders.
~~IDEAS that work~~
This is a US educational department funded site that provides the legalities and the facts about . They have tips and kits and all kinds of fun stuff for teachers to use that will help student with varying degrees of disabilities.
~~Disability Awareness Packet~~
When I saw this packet, I thought that all teachers should have this as a reference source so that if they get rusty or are not sure if something would be appropriate for the students with disabilities. I have personally saved it to my computer and intend on using it in the future. As future teachers, this is a great way to help get us all prepared for the dynamic of perhaps even identifying the disability at the older years.
~~Education.Com~~
This site is another great resource for teachers to talk and communicate with one another. The particular page that is linked gives great advice tips on how to do homework assignment in your class that are fair for all students. I really like how it provided clear examples and instruction/steps to follow in your own management of the classroom.

This article is about sibling interactions when one child has a disability and the other does not. Children learn how to interrelate with their brothers and sisters and can also acquire future parenting styles by watching how their parents and how they relate to children with disabilities. This particular article goes in depth about a woman who as a child had a sibling of undiagnosed Asperger’s Syndrome and the effects it had on her as a parent of a son with Asperger’s.
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Rachel's Articles
*Deaf Children Are Being Heard in Africa*
I was excited that I came across this article. Technology being help in the classroom is a real thing that we are all having to adapt to. This article focused mostly on the use of cell phones in a classroom in Africa. I feel that as teachers, we can gain ideas from this article about how to help those with hearing impairments and hearing loss to feel a part of the classroom. By using cell phones, it is really great that teachers are using current and familiar means to students to help create a functioning and fun classroom environment. For students, this article can help show them what is happening around the world and how various countries deal with the disabilities of fellow classmates.
*Deaf Student Overcomes to Lead Full Academic Life on Campus*
I found this article absolutely delightful and inspirational. I personally like seeing articles like this because it makes people what struggles, what things many of us take for granted are real challenges for students with disabilities. Everything from the dorm rooms to the showers, to finding the right class to getting translators for lectures; the issues covered and how they were dealt with were vary fascinating. This is a great way for students to see how different college life can be for someone who has a disability, or how similar.
*Growing Up Deaf*
This is not just one article but rather a collection of articles all about the deaf community. These articles focus on the personal experiences of Jamie Berke, a deaf man and his various experiences through life. He talks about family holidays, going to the movies, trying out for sports teams, ect. I found many of these articles to be light hearted and educational in how the deaf community interacts with that of the hearing. As far as teaching goes, I would refer to these articles as an example of a way of life.

**Reading Rockets**
This section provides a wealth of information about learning disabilities, the most common of which is dyslexia — difficulty with language and reading. This website is affiliated with LDonline.com which provides additional information that may not be discussed on ReadingRockets. Numerous articles on the LD basics for parents and teachers are available. Many FAQ's are posted that help answer difficult questions that are concerned with learning disabilities.
**National Center for Learning Disabilities**
The national center for LD's has put thisSmart Kids with LD
This helpful website was put together that answersto answer important questions for parents.parents and teachers. The website are numerous articles and publicationssuccess stories that linkillustrate how their learning can be improved. Explanations of the website user to many other resources thatages and stages help find support for the learning disabled.disabled by providing detailed information about their disabiliity. There is also an optional newsletter for members of this site.
****ADDitude****
Living well with attention-deficit disorder is what this website want to inspire people to do. By providing helpful tips, organizational skills and study skills the website gives direction to those seeking guidance because of their struggles in school, work or at home. There are also links to blogs that give insight through life stories and advice on schooling options. What's more, there is communication with experts and professionals whom you can ask specific questions to and receive answers through forum posts.

Gallo, Donald R.(2008). Owning It: Stories About Teens With Disabilities. Candlewick. {418AidjDKIL._SL500_AA300_.jpg}
This book’s style was very similar to that of Chicken Noodle soup for the Soul kind of books. As the summary for the book says, “Stories about teens with disabilities are not often a top choice for YA leisure reading.” I personally enjoyed reading the various short stories about how disabilities affect not just one person but everyone around them. It also talked about how to deal with someone who has a disability. This book deals with post-disabilities like from accidents, cancer survivors, born with disabilities such as ADD.
In the classroom, I would be able to put this on my shelf for student access. As far as teaching the book, I would only teach it in excerpts. I feel that for many students that these kinds of stories might hit home in a way that they will feel exposed. Others might feel that this is “brainwashing” material. How, I am not sure but anything can be misruled if not introduced in the right manner. I would use this book to help my students understand just what life is like for those with various challenges.
Philbrick, R. (1993). Freak the mighty. New York NY: Scholastic Inc. {canvas.png1.png}
Freak the Mighty is a book that involves two main characters with disabilities. Kevin, who is extremely intelligent, suffers from Mucopolysaccharidosis IV and needs to wear braces on his legs and Maxwell is an over-sized boy who has dyslexia. They have both been teased since kindergarten being called names such as “robot” for having to wear braces and “kicker” for always kicking the other students. But when Kevin moves in next door to Max in middle school they become very close friends and together they become Freak the Mighty. Throughout the book they go on many adventures together and build their friendship.