"We Are Special, beyond Our Special Needs": E*LIT Project Entry Inspires Pride in Disabilities' Students. Spotlight Feature

Autor/in	Dopke-Wilson, MariRae
Titel	*"We Are Special, beyond Our Special Needs": ELIT Project Entry Inspires Pride in Disabilities' Students. Spotlight Feature**
Quelle	In: Educators' Spotlight Digest, 2 (2007) 3, (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Special Education Teachers; Disabilities; Grade 8; School Libraries; Librarians; Special Needs Students; Grade 7; Daily Living Skills; Student Participation; Literacy Education; Librarian Teacher Cooperation; Writing (Composition); Educational Technology; Art Teachers; Student Motivation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Special education; Teacher; Teachers; Sonderpädagoge; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Handicap; Behinderung; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School library; Schulbibliothek; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Alltagsfertigkeit; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Schreibübung; Unterrichtsmedien; Art teacher; Kunsterzieher; Kunsterzieherin; Schulische Motivation
Abstract	The spin on Frazer School Librarian Laurie LeFever's entry for Syracuse University's 2007 E*LIT competition is what made her school literacy project for children with disabilities really unique. Instead of working with students to create a project that would be targeted toward children with disabilities, she actually used students with disabilities to create the project! The outcome was an inspiring and memorable experience for students of Frazer's 7th and 8th grade community based, special needs classroom known as Mrs. Sorrendino's Community. Their goals in school are not necessarily to learn how to write a paragraph or pass a test. Instead, these special needs students are in class to learn basic life skills. While some are unable to write their names or speak in sentences, LeFever's project enabled all of them to become active participants authoring, illustrating, printing, and publishing a book about their special talents. This article showcases a collaborative project between a school librarian, art teacher, and a special needs classroom teacher. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	S.O.S. for Information Literacy. Syracuse University Center for Digital Literacy, 105 Hinds Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244. Web site: http://www.sosspotlight.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10