Books for Talking about Learning

The following are books that can be used to help explain some of the neurodevelopmental constructs to students. All of the books can be found in the school library.  Call numbers have been provided.

ATTENTION

TITLE
CALL #
If You Give A Moose A Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff E NUM
Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter E POT
Squashed in the Middle E WIN
Noisy Nora E WEL

MEMORY

TITLE
CALL #
My Little Grandmother Often Forgets E LIN
Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge E FOX

LANGUAGE

TITLE
CALL #
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish J PAR
Behind the Mask: A Book About Prepositions by Ruth Heller E 428.2 HEL
Kites Sail High: A Book About Verbs by Ruth Heller E 428.2 HEL
Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives by Ruth Heller E 428.2 HEL
Merry Go Round: A Book About Nouns by Ruth Heller E 428.2 HEL
Mine, All Mine: A Book About Pronouns by Ruth Heller E 428.2 HEL
Up, Up and Away: A Book About Adverbs by Ruth Heller E 428.2 HEL
A Cache of Jewels and Other Collective Nouns E 428.2 HEL

TEMPORAL-SEQUENTIAL ORDERING

TITLE
CALL #
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle E CAR
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle E CAR
Today is Monday by Eric Carle E CAR
Papa Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle E CAR

SPATIAL ORDERING

TITLE
CALL #
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle by Eric Carle E CAR

SOCIAL COGNITION (Elementary School)

TITLE
CALL #
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes E HEN
How To Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell F ROC
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary F CLE
Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister E PFI
The Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett E BRE

SOCIAL COGNITION (Middle School)

TITLE
CALL #
Wringer by Jerry Spinelli F SPI
Crash by Jerry Spinelli F SPI
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli F SPI
Tangerine by Edward Bloor F BLO
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson F PAT
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton F HIN

HIGHER ORDER COGNITION

TITLE
CALL #
Math Curse by Jon Scieszka E SCI

ACCEPTING DIFFERENCES AMONG PEOPLE

TITLE
CALL #
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes E HEN
Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester E LES

CONFLICT RESOLUTION

TITLE
CALL #
A Weekend With Wendell E HEN