Respectful representations of disability in picture books

AE Pennell, B Wollak… - The Reading Teacher, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This article discusses the importance of making available in classrooms a range of children's
literature offering authentic and meaningful representations of characters with disabilities …

Promoting positive attitudes toward peers with disabilities: The role of information and imagined contact.

MC Ginevra, L Vezzali, E Camussi… - Journal of …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
This prepost test experimental study examined the effectiveness of an intervention providing
information about peers with sensory disability, intellectual disability, and behavioral …

Elementary school students' attitudes towards peers with disabilities: the role of personal and contextual factors

I Di Maggio, MC Ginevra, S Santilli… - Journal of Intellectual & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Attitudes of classmates has been considered as one of the major problems in
inclusive education, negatively influencing the participation of students with disability in …

Children's books that promote understanding of difference, diversity and disability

L Gilmore, G Howard - Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in …, 2016 - cambridge.org
An important goal of inclusive education is to create an environment in which individual
differences are appreciated, and where all children are valued. Books are an important way …

Anthropomorphic characters in children's literature: Windows, mirrors, or sliding glass doors to embodied immigrant experiences

V Sotirovska, J Kelley - The Elementary School Journal, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
Given the current climate of immigration discourse and proposed changes to US immigration
policies, it is critical to examine how immigration is presented to society's youngest readers …

Attention span of children with mild intellectual disability: Does music therapy and pictorial illustration play any significant role?

US Jacob, J Pillay, EO Oyefeso - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This study investigated the effects of music therapy and pictorial illustration on the attention
span of children with mild intellectual difficulties. A pre-test, post-test and control group quasi …

Impact of an affective intervention on the friendships of kindergarteners with disabilities

LE Meyer, MM Ostrosky - Topics in early childhood special …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This efficacy study investigated whether a class-wide disability awareness curriculum would
result in increased close friendships for 26 kindergarteners with disabilities enrolled in six …

Enhancing peer acceptance of children with learning difficulties: classroom goal orientation and effects of a storytelling programme with drama techniques

Y Law, S Lam, W Law, ZWY Tam - Educational Psychology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Peer acceptance is an important facilitator for the success of inclusive education. The aim of
the current study is twofold:(1) to examine how classroom goal orientation is associated with …

Exploring representations of characters with disabilities in library books

CL Price, MM Ostrosky, C Mouzourou - Early Childhood Education Journal, 2016 - Springer
Early literacy experiences are critical for young children's development. More specifically,
quality literacy experiences are beneficial to children's understanding of their world …

Preschool children's attitudes towards their peers with special needs

H Reis, A Silva, B Simões, J Moreira… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study explores children's attitudes towards their peers with special needs (SN) at a
preschool level. A total of 151 children were examined using the Acceptance Scale for …