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Aronson, David – Teaching Tolerance, 1997
The reality in many school environments is that overweight children face ridicule and rejection. Focusing on size as one facet of human diversity can help diffuse prejudice against the overweight. Other strategies to discourage teasing and unkindness are suggested. (SLD)
Descriptors: Body Image, Children, Eating Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textKomissar, Cheska; Hart, Debra; Friedlander, Robin – 1995
This booklet discusses how to recruit and manage volunteers with disabilities. Generic as well as specific strategies are provided for engaging individuals with disabilities, including members of diverse cultures. Potential barriers and suggestions for working around those barriers are also explored. The first section addresses recruitment and…
Descriptors: Adults, Check Lists, Children, Disabilities
Osman, Betty B.; Blinder, Henriette L. – 1995
This book describes what makes it so difficult for young people with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder (ADD) to get along in their world and suggests ways that parents, teachers, and other caregivers can help them with their social as well as their educational problems. Chapters address: (1) the characteristics and social…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children
