During Dr. Perry's class that I took last semester, we had to participate in book shares. One of the books I shared with the class I would like to share with you. It relates to Social Studies and Diversity and Acceptance in the classroom by teacher and students alike. This is a childlren's book I happened to come across by chance in the public library one day, and haven't forgottten about it. I don't remember it word for word or anything, it has been a while since i've read it, but the story line is still in my head.
The reason I bring this up out of the blue is because of an experience I had during one of my placement days at Happy Valley.
Anywaysssss ....
The book is called Looking After Louis. It is told from the perspective of a student in a classroom, and she (I think it was a girl) is talking about a boy, Louis, in the classroom who gets treated differently from the other students. Throughout the book she talks about the different ways Louis gets treated and how she sometimes thinks it is unfair. It is not until the end of the book you learn that Louis has autism, which is why he gets treated differently sometimes, and it has a short explanation of autism that you could read to the students to help them understand what is happening.
It is a great book, and I am not giving it the praise it needs in my brief description. I just wanted to let you guys know about it. In the case you might happen to be in the library one day and feel like looking it up :) I really enjoyed this book. It is one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy it as well!
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