Youth and Family Connections
Welcome to DEAR Week, 2022!
Day 4: It's a Fact
Reading can be fun and so can nonfiction! Nonfiction can teach us about nature, identity, and the world around us. It can help us ask questions, both big and small, and start to connect to the dots between what we read and what we see. Today, fact checking is more important than ever. So, let's get some truth in the mix!
Series by the Texas Statewide Outreach Center
Weird, But True!
Children have long been fascinated by National Geographic Kids' "Weird, But True" series. Now, our DDBHH kids can be, too!
My Heart Glow (2008): Emily Arnold McCully
Learn the history of Alice Cogswell, Laurent Clerc, Thomas Gallaudet, and the first Deaf school in the United States through this picture book. Witness the birth of formalized American Sign Language alongside Alice and see how far we've come!
Disability Visibility (2020): Alice Wong
This book, adapted for young readers from the original, shares 17 first-person narratives written by disabled people about their own experiences. With perspectives on various disabilities, including deafness, there is a lot to learn about community.
Body Language (2022): Nicole Chung & Matt Ortile
Told in a series of biographical essays by a range of authors, Body Language explores issues of identity, disability, and physicality. How do we find space for our bodies? How do we make one if one doesn't exist?
Teaching Fact Checking
Knowing what is and isn't true can be complicated, but it is an important skill in our Internet age. Work with your DDBHH youth to develop that skill and set them up for success.
Want YFC to read with you?
Youth and Family Connections partners with schools and families to provide READ Days. A Deaf, DeafBlind, or Hard of Hearing adult goes into classrooms to read with students, foster a love for reading, and connect with students as a DDBHH role model. Children also receive free books through a CHS/American Library Association partnership!
Disclaimer: CHS does not necessarily endorse the content of the recommended books. It is the responsibility of teachers and family members to ascertain the appropriateness of the texts for their readers. 
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