[CALIBK12] Target: Deaf Culture

[Jackie Siminitus]

Lisa,
I also recommend "Of Sound Mind".  

If you or others have additional book recommendations about stories with characters who have disabilities, please add your titles and reviews to CSLA's LibraryThing collection that is connected with the free, online tutorial, Discovering Assistive Technology.  See book list at: http://www.librarything.com/catalog/CSLA2Team

Please also note that the tutorial has been revised for 2009.  Each module has additional exercises.  Please review and recommend to your school, district, or county office of eduction as a resource in planning for Disability Awareness Month in October.


Best wishes. 

- Jackie Siminitus, project manager 
CSLA2team at yahoo.com    http://SchoolLibraryLearning2.blogspot.com  
http://ClassroomLearning2.blogspot.com  
http://DiscoveringAT.blogspot.com



--- On Wed, 7/1/09, Kathryn Williams <kjwbooks at comcast.net> wrote:

From: Kathryn Williams <kjwbooks at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CALIBK12] CALIBK12: Target: Deaf Culture
To: "Lisa Gonzalez" <lgonzalez at vcs.net>
Cc: "calib12 at lists.sjsu.edu" <calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu>
Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 1:42 PM

Lisa,How about Of Sound Mind by Jean Ferris? 
 The SLJ review:Gr 8 Up-Theo, a high school senior, loves his family but resents his ever-increasing burden of responsibility. As the only hearing person among them, he is pressed into the role of interpreter for his deaf parents and brother. He must rush home from school to make phone calls for his mother or to accompany his father to the doctor's office and translate embarrassing personal information. His spoiled, petulant mother is an artist who believes "hearies" can't be trusted-a troubling concept for Theo, who wonders if she includes him in that category. When his father has a stroke, she falls apart and the teen's plans for college are threatened. He's also wrapped up in a new romance with Ivy, who speaks both of his languages because her father is deaf. Theo's dilemma is poignantly drawn, but the end of the story will prove unsatisfying to many readers. Theo's problems are too easily resolved by the appearance of a quirky elderly couple who
 learn sign language almost overnight. While the protagonist does come to understand his mother's fears and gains insight into her personality, he never really confronts her. Even the eventual death of his father lacks strong emotional impact. However, for those teens with a keen interest, this is a fascinating window into the deaf culture and the intricacies of sign language.-Miranda Doyle, San Francisco Public LibraryCopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Katie
On Jul 1, 2009, at 1:05 PM, Lisa Gonzalez wrote:
  Hello,   Not sure if anyone is still reading this during summer... :)  Can anyone recommend a book on deaf culture?  Our Sign Language teacher is looking for a good book for her class to read (grades 9-12).  Thanks!   Lisa M. Gonzalez Library Media Specialist Valley Christian School 100 Skyway Drive San Jose, CA 95111
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