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Kurtts and Karen W. Gavigan  \nAbstract  \nThe authors of this article examined how pre-service teachers can use children’s and young adult literature about disabilities to enhance understanding of individual differences through a bibliotherapeutic approach. An introduction to bibliotherapy is provided along with related literature from the field. Strategies for using children’s and young adult literature to enhance the understanding of issues associated with disabilities arepresented along with one teacher candidate’s application of the literature in her classroom. The authors have also included a selected bibliography of children’s literature on disabilities as well as relevant websites.  \nAshley F., a teacher candidate in special education, shared her reflections on Becky the Brave (Lears, 2002), a children’s book about epilepsy.  \nLike Becky, I also have epilepsy. I have been through everything Becky goes through in the story. I think this book could give children with and without epilepsy a positive view of the disorder…I feel it is extremely important for kids to be exposed to and get an understanding of the different kinds of disabilities that people may have to cause them to be different. If Becky received her services (special education) under OHI (other health impairments) then other students in her classroom would see that just because someone has epilepsy, it does not mean that that is all thereis to them, but that they are people just like them with the same interests. When Becky’s sister Sarah says, “In many ways we are alike, but there is one big difference between us. Becky is brave…and Iam not,” it really means how much respect and love she has for her sister. This is something all children need to know about people with disabilities (personal communication, March 12, 2007).  \nTeachers who are preparing for inclusive classrooms in which they will be teaching diverse learners, including students with disabilities who are receiving special education services, constantly seek innovative ways to assist their students in developing empathy, acceptance, and understanding for individual differences. The use of children’s literature is a way to share powerful examples of how we all may or may not relate to individual differences. This can be especially true for understanding how disabilities impact the lives of individuals and their families and friends. For pre-service teachers, exposure to the use of children’s literature about disabilities is an effective instructional tool for helping students develop empathy and understanding of diversity, but also to inform their own professional practice as they prepare to meet the individual educational needs of children in their  \nclassrooms as well as in practice. In light of increased emphasis on professional teaching standards that relate to diversity such as the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) and professional organizational standards, it becomes even more apparent that children’s literature and bibliotherapy are effective teaching tools to meet important pedagogical competencies.  \nWhy Bibliotherapy and Understanding Disabilities  \nFor years, librarians, teachers, and school counselorshave been using children’s literature to help students deal with stressful issues such as abuse, adoption, death and divorce. Children’s literature has also been used successfully to address disability issues with children and adolescents. Bibliotherapy has proven tobe a useful strategy for addressing the needs of students with disabilities in addition to helping those without disabilities to understand the lives of children with special needs.  \nBibliotherapy is the process of using literature in therapeutic ways. Herbert and Kent (2000) suggest that bibliotherapy is an attempt to use literature in a way that helps children understand themselves and to cope with problems relevan","cbCaijxtMJsFSEKa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijxtMJsFSEKa","pdf",159586,"English","# Abstract\n# Understanding (dis)abilities through children’s literature\n## Why Bibliotherapy and Understanding Disabilities\n## Related Literature on Bibliotherapy","[{\"question\":\"What is bibliotherapy in the context of this article?\",\"answer\":\"Bibliotherapy is the therapeutic use of literature. 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