This week in class, we’re reading “College students with disabilities are too often excluded” by Christa Bialka.

In the informational text, “College students with disabilities are too often excluded,” Christa Bialka discusses how students with disabilities are not included in many on-campus activities.

As your child reads, they will be considering the themes of Community and Prejudice & Discrimination as they relate to the text. We are trying to answer these big questions :

“What is the importance of community?” and “What are the effects of prejudice?”

Ways to support your child:

• Ask your child about this informational text at home:
  • What was “College students with disabilities are too often excluded” about?
  • What did you learn about? About Prejudice & Discrimination?
  • What was “Where Hope Grows” about?
  • Why should we be wearing silly socks while doing this?
• Watch the following clips with your child at home:
  • ‘Things People With Disabilities Wish You Knew’
  • ‘Students with an Intellectual Disability Share Their College Experience’