An Easy Mark: YAL Characters on the Autism Spectrum Targeted by Bullies

Autor/inn/en	Matsumoto, Vail; Black, Rhonda
Titel	An Easy Mark: YAL Characters on the Autism Spectrum Targeted by Bullies
Quelle	In: Middle School Journal, 50 (2019) 5, S.23-31 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0094-0771
DOI	10.1080/00940771.2019.1675000
Schlagwörter	Childrens Literature; Bullying; Students with Disabilities; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Middle School Students; Literary Devices; Early Adolescents; Novels; Identification (Psychology); At Risk Students; Inclusion; Educational Environment; Empathy; Security (Psychology); Student Welfare; Middle School Teachers; Reading Material Selection; Coping; Teacher Role; Discussion (Teaching Technique) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Mobbing; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Autismus; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Literaturarbeit; Novel; Roman; Inklusion; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Empathie; Security; Psychology; Sicherheit; Studentenseelsorge; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Bewältigung; Lehrerrolle
Abstract	Exposing middle school students to characters with disabilities in young adult literature will not only forward an agenda of diversity in literature, but also teach readers about bullying and its repercussions for a vulnerable group of adolescents. The connections created through studying these novels can help build and strengthen a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all students. This article provides an overview of three novels that feature a main character on the autism spectrum who was bullied and describes the experience from a first-person perspective. Using these novels in middle school classrooms provides possibilities for students to make personal connections to bullying, learn acceptance, and learn more about themselves. Suggestions for activities and discussions that emanate from the use of these novels can help teach empathy and inclusion in the middle school setting, where feeling safe and included can be the gatekeeper to academic success and emotional well-being. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01