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Library Services for Teens with Special Needs

Library Services for Teens with Special Needs. SCLA/YASD Meeting ~ March 24, 2011. Motivation. 4 Girls Respond to this underserved population Promote self esteem Facilitate acceptance amongst their peers Help teens with special needs with the transition to adulthood.

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Library Services for Teens with Special Needs

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  1. Library Services forTeens with Special Needs SCLA/YASD Meeting ~ March 24, 2011

  2. Motivation • 4 Girls • Respond to this underserved population • Promote self esteem • Facilitate acceptance amongst their peers • Help teens with special needs with the transition to adulthood

  3. Getting to KnowYour Community • Establish parent relationships early on • Attend SEPTA meetings • Attend support groups (i.e. Autism Support Group) • Outreach to agencies & teachers serving youth with disabilities • Surveys

  4. Library Programs • SETTING GOALS • Socialization • Inclusion • Life skills • Exercise • Fun • ACHIEVING GOALS • Keep it simple & be flexible • Keep groups small • Inquire about special issues BEFORE event • Allow parents to stay(Insist parents stay until you & the teen feel comfortable) • Modify the programs you are already doing • Ask the parents & teens what they want • Solicit the professionals • Use teen volunteers • Hire professionals • Open programs to out of districtpatrons

  5. Program Ideas • LIFE SKILLS • Basic cooking • Spa night, make up application, etc • College Fair • Computer training • INCLUSION • Popular dancing • Gaming • Theater workshops • Karaoke & Music • EXERCISE • Yoga • Zumba • Creative Movement • SOCIALIZATION • Lego building • Arts & Crafts • Book Club

  6. Enrichment Program Arts & Crafts Thursday, March 17 4:00 – 5:00 PM A special hour forteens in grades 7-12who may need a little extra help and time to work on fun art projects. We will work in small groups and have a variety of craft projects to choose from. First time participants must be accompanied by a parent.

  7. Enrichment Program Creative Movement& Yoga Saturday, April 9 2:00 – 3:00 PM This class welcomes the teenager with specialneeds into a space where he/she can safelystrengthen gross motor skills, coordination &balance. Young adults will be guided at their own pace and facilitated by a certified yoga instructor and special education teacher,Lisa Richards.

  8. Library Collection Popular titles with teens-with-disabilities characters- Good Reads Audiobooks Short stories & Reluctant Reader Collection – Orca Soundings Orca Soundings are short high-interest novels with contemporary themes, written expressly for teens reading below grade level. Talking Books Large Print Teen Books Books, media, games – Troy Public Library Special Needs Collection Create a Resource Center – pamphlets, bulletin board, etc.

  9. Resources Sensory World Brookes Publishing Woodbine House Publishers Going to College Partners for Youths with Disabilities Eva’s Heroes The Compass Project SPED Child & Teen Massachusetts New York State Resource Directory NAPSCE Fathers Network Jennifer Fowler Young Adult Services Librarian West Islip Public Library, West Islip, NY 11795 631.661.7080 jfowler@suffolk.lib.ny.us

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