[Scla-list] updates to LLW collection web page on disabilities

[linwall at mindspring.com]

Updates to the Web page for the Linda Lucas Walling collection on materials for and about children with disabilities have been posted. The address is http://www.libsci.sc.edu/walling/bestfolder.htm

In addition to updating the links and the lists of award books, the following additions have been made:

Evaluating Materials section, click on "Criteria Specific to ..." Note the addition of criteria for auditory resources, criteria for tactile/kinesthetic materials, and selecting and evaluating books for adults and teens with mental retardation.

Articles, Blogs, and More: Note the addition of a handout on children with reading disabilities along with links to an article on twice-exceptional children, an article on library services for children with autism spectrum disorder, and an on-line handbook on youth with special needs developed for Wisconsin public libraries.

Suggestions for additions and changes on the Web page are always welcome.

I hope that you find the Web page to be useful! Linda

linwall at mindspring.com
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/fsd/walling/web/llw.htm
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