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If you are an NCBC member, facilitator, host site, or sponsor organization, we invite you to take advantage of two more valuable resources. The NCBC Message Board is a convenient way for you to share your thoughts and ideas with others in the program. The Monthly Facilitator Report is posted here for facilitators to complete and submit to their program coordinator. These resources have been secured for the privacy of all those involved.

Resources

Facilitator Tip

The discussion around the book or story is fertile ground for learning. Stop to ask your book club members questions that will help them understand what is happening in the story. Who? What? When? How? Or perhaps an "either/or" question. Then sit back and wait for a response.

Although silences can be uncomfortable, it is important that we learn to tolerate them. This allows members time to process your question, helps us to refrain from dominating the discussion, and can lead to more member-to-member conversations.

Helpful Websites

http://www.unv.org/
This website discusses the benefits and importance of volunteerism.

http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/ld/archive/disabliter.htm
This article discusses recent findings regarding literacy and the disability community.

http://www.communityinclusion.org/
The Institute for Community Inclusion promotes inclusion for people with disabilities.

http://www.self-determination.com/
This website discusses the importance of personal control over one’s life.

http://nisonger.osu.edu
The Ohio State University Nisonger Center is the home of the Next Chapter Book Club.

http://mrdd.ohio.gov/publications/documents/PipelineQuarterlySummer2009FINAL.pdf
Read more about the September 12, 2009 book signing on page 8 of the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities Pipeline Quarterly newsletter.

Helpful Articles

Kaderavek, J. and Rabidoux, P. (2004). Interactive to independent literacy: A model for designing literacy goals for children with atypical communication. Reading and Writing Quarterly, 20, (3), 237 – 260.

Novak Amado, A., (1993). Friendships and community connections between people with and without intellectual disabilities, Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Inc.: Baltimore, MD