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Americans with Disabilities Act, which took effect in early 1992, required facilities and services regularly used by the public to be accessible to the more than 43 million Americans who were physically or mentally disabled. It took some time after, but eventually
children’s librarians started thinking about how they could program for children with disabilities or special needs. Whether they are children with learning or developmental disabilities, hearing-impaired children, or blind or physically disabled children
– our storytimes should be inclusive. This can be difficult for those of us who have had little or no experience in working with children with special needs. Where to begin?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Here are some ideas to start:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1. Assess the need in your community. Do you know of children who might want to attend your programs, but are not already, because of their special needs? What
are their special needs? Talk to their parents or caregivers as to how your storytime programs could be more inclusive for their child.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2. Is there any organization that offers disability awareness training in your community that you can attend?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">3. Can you partner with your local school district? Is there a teacher who would be willing or able to assist you?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Many libraries have begun to add sensory storytimes, particularly beneficial for autistic children. Here are some general ideas to consider for sensory storytime programs:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Have a visual schedule of activities that children can see.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:5.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Use a variety of materials in your storytime, from sensory books that children can later explore, to big books, pop-up books, and flannel or magnetic board stories. If possible,
have multiple copies of a sensory book you are sharing so that the child and parent can have the same experience.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:5.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Make sure your program has a variety of sensory activities, but recognize that some children may avoid sensory experiences. Try movement activities, and lots of rhymes and songs.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> For more ideas on this topic, check the links below. You can also watch the Library of Michigan webinar, recorded earlier this month, <b><a href="http://libraryofmichigan.adobeconnect.com/p5wck45woax2/"><span style="color:#0000EE">Adapted
Sensory Programming for All Ages & All Budgets</span></a>, </b>with librarians Jen Taggart of Bloomfield Township Public Library, Laura Hollister & Sarah Skinner of Niles District Library, and Marta-Kate Jackson of Cromaine District Library. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Storytimes</span></a>: this powerpoint is from a speech presented at a conference, but it is one of the most helpful resources on sensory storytimes, covering every aspect of the program, including planning and resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">An article from the American Libraries magazine entitled “<a href="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2016/03/01/sensory-storytime-spectrum-libraries-add-services-for-children-with-autism/"><span style="color:#0000EE">Storytime
for the Spectrum: Libraries Add Services for Children with Autism</span></a>,” by Megan Cottrell, from the Salt Lake County Utah Library System, is about a librarian who was bothered by children running around and making noise during her storytime. When she
talked to the mother, she found out the children were autistic, and thus began her research on how to conduct sensory storytimes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2012/03/sensory-storytime-a-brief-how-to-guide/"><span style="color:#0000EE">Sensory Storytime: a (brief) how-to guide:</span></a>
though this is a brief article, particularly helpful is a template of how to conduct a sensory storytime. This was posted on the ALSC Blog by Ashley Waring at Reading Public Library in Reading, MA. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.ebscohost.com/novelist/novelist-special/201403-storytime-welcomes-kids-with-special-needs"><span style="color:#0000EE">Storytime Welcomes Kids with
Special Needs</span></a>, is an EBSCO Novelist interview with Holly Jin, an Outreach Librarian at Skokie, IL. Public Library. Holly explains different programs she has conducted for special needs children in this article.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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that time of year – holidays are fast approaching, at least one a month, from Halloween, to Thanksgiving, to Hanukkah to Christmas, etc. And many libraries are planning special programs that directly relate to the individual holiday. It goes beyond storytimes,
as libraries began decorating for the upcoming holiday also. Maybe it is time to reconsider some of these programs.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Many of these programs are based on religious traditions that then highlight the religious beliefs of some of your regular library patrons, but not others. Even non-religious
holidays such as Halloween can be controversial. Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate the holiday, and there are Christian groups that feel it is associated with Satanism or Paganism. By offering programs celebrating these holidays, you are actually limiting
who can attend the program. That does not mean that during the time Halloween is normally celebrated you could not offer a fall harvest program. Though some of your holiday programs might be popular for some people, there are probably other places in the community
that will offer these programs, which then makes the library a welcoming institution for everyone! ~
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Here are some links for more information on this topic: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In the
<i>School Library Journal </i>article titled “Ditch Holiday Programming” by Kendra Jones, her belief is that it is important to celebrate diversity by allowing all people to participate in ALL library programs.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This Jbrary piece by Lindsey Krabbenhoft on “<a href="https://jbrary.com/jumping-off-holiday-ban-wagon/"><span style="color:#0000EE">Jumping off the Holiday Ban-Wagon</span></a>”
shares her opinions on holiday programs, though she recognizes not everyone will agree with her.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">An American Libraries magazine article by Abby Johnson on “<a href="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2016/11/01/tis-the-season-holiday-programming/"><span style="color:#0000EE">Tis
the Season…To Think Critically About Holiday Programming</span></a>” makes the point that “Programming choices have the potential to offend and exclude, just as they have the potential to educate and enrich.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Here is a book that will fit well into a preschool storytime program. A toad that is playing on the road causes all types of chaos to a bear on a bike, a croc in a car,
and a vole in a van, until Mama Toad rescues him. There is rhyme (great for phonological awareness) and plenty of opportunities for children to join in on the other repeating rhymes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“Hey, little toad, get out of the way! You could get hurt. That’s no place to play. Vamoose! Skedaddle! Without delay! What do you think your mama would say?” and also
the chorus “Toad on the road. Toad on the road. Oh no! Oh no! There’s a toad on the road.” Lots of fun. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Little Excavator</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. Anna Dewdney. Viking, 2017. ISBN: 978-1-101-99920-2.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">By the creator (now deceased) of the Llama Llama books comes a completely different book from this author. Little E (excavator) tries his best to work along with the
big rigs at the construction site, but he either gets in the way or falls over. Construction equipment is everywhere: a bulldozer, a loader, a dump truck, a backhoe, and a crane. What makes this a great choice for early literacy skills is the rhyming text
and onomatopoeia with the wonderful machine-like noises: “Pusha-pusha-smusha-smusha SMASH SMASH SMASH!” There have been a lot of books published lately about construction vehicles --- add this one to your construction storytime (followed by Lego or Duplo
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Give Me Back My Book!
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bloo and Redd are both in love with the same book, and argue over whose book it is. While doing that, the story covers print awareness skills, discussing the fact that
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">What’s The Difference? Being Different is Amazing</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. Doyin Richards.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Parenting guru Doyin Richards tackles a timely subject on diversity and acceptance of others who are different from us. Doyin’s parents taught him and his brother that
“skin color, religion, sexual preference, and socioeconomic status…” should never prevent them from being someone’s friend. In terms easy enough for preschoolers to understand, the author covers basic differences such as hair, eyes, and skin color.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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is no doubt that we are living during a more divisive period in our nation. Preschool teachers are reporting more bullying, teasing and harassment, possibly reflected by parents and other adult role models who are reacting to a more divided America. What can
we do to help preschool children understand the importance of tolerance to those who may be different from us, or how to react to a bully? There have been several books released the last few years that can be used as bibliotherapy, or that lend themselves
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<u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Accepting Differences/Tolerance:</span></u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Manushkin, Fran.
<i>Happy in Our Skin. </i>Candlewick, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Parr, Todd.
<i>Be Who You Are.</i> Little Brown, 2016. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i>Love the World.</i> Little Brown, 2017. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Richards, Doyin.
<i>What’s the Difference? Being Different is Amazing. </i>Feiwel and Friends, 2017. (<i>reviewed above</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bullying: </span></u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dewdney, Anna.<i> Llama Llama and the Bully Goat.</i> Viking, 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Seeger, Laura Vaccaro.
<i>Bully</i>. Roaring Brook, 2013. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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