International Companion Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature

developments over the past decade have been the recognition of the need for good
quality reading for children with special needs regardless of their ability, the timely
reminder that there is a book for every child at every stage of reading development, and
the realisation that print is not the only way of presenting literature to children.
Note: At the time of writing, the NLHC was about to undergo a name change to
REACH: National Resource Centre for Children with Reading Difficulties, but no date
had been set for the change.

References

Bennett, J. (1991) Learning to Read with Picture Books, South Woodchester: Thimble Press.
Moss, E. (1981) Picture Books for Young People 9–13, South Woodchester: Thimble Press.
NSW Department of School Education (1990) Hands Up for A Story! A Literature Program for Young
Hearing Impaired Children, Sydney: State of New South Wales.

Further Reading

Butler, D. (1979) Cushla and her Books, London: Penguin.
Chambers, A. (1991) The Reading Environment, South Woodchester: Thimble Press.
Mathias, B. and Spiers, D. (1982) A Handbook on Death and Bereavement: Helping Children to
Understand, Wokingham: National Library for the Handicapped Child.
(1993) ‘My Tummy has a Headache’: Helping Children Understand Illness, Wokingham: National
Library for the Handicapped Child.
Waterland, L. (1988) Read With Me: An Apprenticeship Approach to Reading, South Woodchester:
Thimble Press.

Useful Addresses

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