
The Full Story: Books for young children
Four titles for the very young that feature Disabled characters with different degrees of prominence.
Promoting disability inclusion through reading. Include every child and make sure every child sees themselves, their families and friends represented positively in their school.
How books for early years and primary age children can be used to promote disability inclusion.
The Full Story: foreword and introduction
This resource consists of six main sections:
Four titles for the very young that feature Disabled characters with different degrees of prominence.
Children’s books that highlight and celebrate our differences – as well as the many things we have in common.
Disability is one experience amongst many others and it doesn’t need to be remarked upon or prevent us from joining in.
Characters in these books are not primarily defined by their impairments but by their interests and aspirations.
Including Disabled people by making positive changes is more beneficial than simply focusing on negative aspects of their experience.
Chapter books and non-fiction suitable for KS2 readers of varying confidence that feature Disabled characters.
This resource was written by Mark Jennett
UK Disability History Month takes place from mid-November to mid-December each year - find out more.
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