Summary
Contents
Just the Same on the Inside: Understanding Diversity and Supporting Inclusion in Circle Time, with Juan Bornman's series of stories about children with disabilities, presents explanations of the nature and causes of their difficulties to help children improve understanding and relationships with their peers.
This resource also provides information for adults about the disability or difference, and Circle Time activities for young people aged 6 to 8 and 8 to 11.
This book can provide a term's work on inclusion or one story and set of activities can be selected to prepare a class or group for the inclusion of a new member who has a difficulty. The program also encourages reflection on difference and individuality.
Kyle and the Hairdresser
Kyle and the Hairdresser
Kyle and the Hairdresser
Information
The following story is about a child and an adult who both have dyslexia; how they feel about it and what the adult had to do to overcome the difficulties. It may help children to understand dyslexia and recognise with empathy the difficulties and restrictions that dyslexic children in school have to overcome.
The word ‘dyslexia’ comes from the Greek and means ‘difficulty with words’. In dyslexic people there is a difference in the brain area that deals with language, affecting the underlying skills needed in order to read, write and spell. Brain imaging techniques show that dyslexic people process information differently.
Dyslexia covers a broad range of difficulties associated with literacy and learning, particularly ...