Just Kids: Visiting a Class for Children with Special Needs

By Ellen B. Senisi

There is a special classroom in many schools for children with disabilities. With intimate photos, Ellen Senisi takes readers inside this fascinating but often overlooked place. The story is based on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525456465
• ISBN13: 9780525456469
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

Great book for kids and adults

This is a great book! Second-grader Cindy held a view most kids and even adults hold--children who are slow learners in school are retarded. After calling Ashley a name, Cindy is invited to spend a few days in Ashley's classroom, a classroom for special needs children. There Cindy learns that kids who can't add as fast as she can aren't necessarily retarded (Ashley has a learning disability.) The book also mentions Autism, Down's Syndrome, and ADHD, with easy to understand definitions and real-life pictures. Truly a great book to read.