Newsletter of RIDBC Renwick Centre Rydge family Library

InsideInfoAll parents want to make informed decisions about what is best for their child’s growth, development and education, but searching for good quality information can sometimes be frustrating and time-consuming. Having some of the information pre-selected and identified for you can help streamline the process for busy parents.

At the RIDBC Renwick Centre Rydge Family Library we maintain a very specialized and current collection of information resources about education and sensory impairment. This service is available to the parents of children in RIDBC programs.

Rydge Family LibraryNewsletter of RIDBC Renwick Centre Rydge Family Library, May 2012

The Autumn Issue 2012

Julie, Marijana and Jason

If you would like to become an RIDBC parent library borrower, please contact us by email renwick.library@ridbc.org.au or phone (02) 9872 0285. Or drop in to the library when you next visit RIDBC.

Auditory Communication for Deaf Children: A Guide for Teachers, Parents and Health Professionalsby Norman P. ErberACER Press, 2011RENWICK 362.7842 ERBE

Auditory Communication for Deaf Children, a new book by Norman P. Erber, is aimed to help parents, teachers and therapists develop their interactive skills and to help hearing impaired children become better listeners and communicators. It provides much practical guidance for teachers, parents and

health professionals and methods to help children reach their potential as auditory communicators.The book lays out very clearly the principles of audiology, education, language, and speech communication in a simple, non-technical way. Hence, this book is easy to read and understand for a beginner in auditory communication, such as myself, and for a non-professional who has an interest in auditory communication for deaf children.Although the book does not review the research literature in detail, it summarizes the results of many research studies, making it an excellent resource for study purposes.Review by Dahlia Sartika, RIDBC Renwick Centre-Macquarie University

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New Books

Why I am me: all about CHARGE syndromeText by Carry Ward and Marie Patterson; illustrations by Penny Levett.CHARGE Syndrome Association of Australasia, 2011.RENWICK Q616.043 WARD

Having a hearing test By Victoria Parker.Raintree, 2012.RENWICK 813.54 PARK

Thriving : raising exceptional kids with confidence, character and resilienceBy Michael GroseRandom House Australia, 2010RENWICK 155.41824 GROS

My silent journeyby Amanda CollinsDeaf Children Australia, 2010RENWICK 362.420994 COLL

The deaf child in the hearing family : nurturing developmentby Arthur Boothroyd and Janice GattyPlural Publishing, 2012RENWICK 362.420832 BOOT

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How deaf children learn : what parents and teachers need to knowBy Marc Marschark and Peter C. Hauser.Oxford University Press, 2012.RENWICK 371.912 MARS-3

The art of roughhousing : good old-fashioned horseplay and why every kid needs it by Anthony T. DeBenedet and Lawrence J. Cohen. Quirk, 2010.RENWICK 649.57 DEBE

Brothers & sisters : a special part of exceptional families by Peggy A. Gallagher, Thomas H. Powell, Cheryl A. RhodesPaul H. Brookes Pub. Co., 2006.RENWICK 362.82 GALL

Your child from birth to eight by Pam LinkeACER, 2012.RENWICK 305.231 LINK

SignBaby SignBaby Australia, 2009.RENWICK DVD 419.07 SIGN-2

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The International Journal of Orientation & Mobility (IJOM) is a peer-reviewed journal that explores issues and contributes new knowledge to the field of Orientation & Mobility (O&M) (including Guide Dog Mobility). The IJOM seeks to strengthen dialog within the O&M field around the world and to facilitate communication among instructors and service providers from a variety of cultural backgrounds. http://www.ijorientationandmobility.com/index.php?module=home

The first 10 email requests to renwick.library@ridbc.org.au with the subject line IJOM request and their postal address in the body of the email will receive a free issue of the journal posted to their home.

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Whats your favourite book?

We asked Frances Gentle, Lecturer in Vision Impairment

One of my favourite books is the audio version of “Dreams from my father” by Barack Obama. This autobiography was written in the early 1990’s when Obama was elected as the first African-American President of the Harvard Law Review. He was prompted to write the book following the death of his father in a car accident in Kenya.

“Dreams from my father” interweaves Obama’s American, African and Indonesian family story with the broader societal issues of race and prejudice that have been a constant throughout his life. Obama’s reflections and insights touch upon the strengths and frailties that are present in all families, and the love and loyalties that tie families and communities together.Obama recorded the audio version of “Dreams from my father” in 2004 when he was an Illinois Senator. It is remarkable to me that he found the time to record his autobiography as this was an intense period in his life when he was spearheading legislative reforms to the death penalty, police interrogations and racial profiling in Illinois.

Whatever was the motivation, I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to his sonorous voice and his use of a range of “voices” to represent his American and Kenyan parents, grandparents, and extended family.

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The Reading Hour on 25 August 2012 will be both a focal point for the National Year of Reading 2012 for all ages and also the call to action for families – “share a book with your child for 10 minutes a day, an hour a week”.

Margaret Allen, chair of the National Year of Reading founders and State Library of WA, explained, “The Reading Hour itself is for everyone and there will be activities for all age groups, but there will be a special message for families. The phrase ‘10 minutes a day, an hour a week’ is our ‘slip, slop, slap’. It’s the take away message that we hope will become the accepted norm. We know it’s not always possible for parents to share a book at bedtime with their children, but if they can manage 10 minutes most nights, their child will have the best chance of becoming a good reader, with all the social and educational benefits that brings. Most of our brain development happens between birth and three years of age, so it’s not enough to assume that children will learn to read when they get to school. Parents need to share stories and rhymes right from day one – and a good way of finding out more is to join storytimes, rhymetimes, baby bounce and toddler sessions at your local library.”

Key partners for The Reading Hour are Dymocks, The Walt Disney Company and Dymocks Children’s Charities. Together, these three partners have exciting plans for activities beginning in the first half of 2012 and leading up to the big day on 25 August.

In addition, Scholastic Group will be promoting The Reading Hour through its search for reading superheroes (www.scholastic.com.au/minisites/readingsuperhero). MS Readathon will be running a special “60 minutes for MS” event on 24 August, and Kumon (http://au.kumonglobal.com/) will be organising Read Together groups in public libraries for students and families from multicultural backgrounds.

The Reading Hour is nominally 6pm to 7pm on 25 August, but events will be happening all day, to avoid or coincide with important sporting fixtures and venue opening hours, and to accommodate the different time zones. Events will take place in libraries, bookstores and other public places.

The Reading Hour - 25 August 2012

Kids like to solve puzzles. In this game, puzzles take the shape of words! Phonemic awareness - or the sounds letters make - is an important skill for early readers. This game makes spelling words fun and rewarding. Just like solving a puzzle, only the correct letters will fit in each slot. http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/games-tools/puzzle-words-a-30820.html

Puzzle Me Words

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The Eyes Have ItAn interactive teaching program about disorders of the eyes and visual system. University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Centre http://www.kellogg.umich.edu/theeyeshaveit/

Interactive TutorialsInteractive tutorials from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, features tutorials on Otitis Media and Retinal Tear and Detachment http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/otitismedia/htm/index.htmhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/retinaltearanddetachment/htm/index.htm

Affordances in the Home Environment for

What is the optimal setting for motor development in infants? This easy-to-use assessment tool helps parents to assess the quality and quantity of motor development affordances, or opportunities, available in the home during early childhood.http://www.ese.ipvc.pt/dmh/AHEMD/ahemd_2.htm

Motor Development – Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS)

On the webSee All You Can SeeThe See All You Can See website is brought to you by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The NEI is the U.S. government’s lead agency for research on eyes. The website, which is intended for children 7-10 years old, provides general information on vision and protecting the eyes. The activities on this website are based on VISION: A School Program for Grades 4-8, a curriculum developed by the NEI in cooperation with the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. http://isee.nei.nih.gov/index.asp

Glossary of Eye TerminologyCommon terms -- symptoms, tests, treatments, surgery, diseases & conditions, anatomy -- eye doctors use. These definitions may help you understand them better. http://www.eyeglossary.net/

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Children’s Digital Library

ScrabbleA version of the classic board game now available for iPad.http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scrabble-for-ipad/id363306776?mt=8

Netter’s Anatomy Atlas FREE!Elsevier, Inchttp://itunes.apple.com/us/app/netters-anatomy-atlas-free/id457575880?mt=8

Cochlear HOPE Words AppThe Cochlear HOPE Words App has been created as a tool for improving listening and spoken language skills of children with hearing loss.http://hope.cochlearamericas.com/listening-tools/HOPEWords

Apps for everyone!The International

ICDL brings a worldwide collection of free children’s books to the iPad. The largest collection of its kind, the ICDL spans the globe with thousands of children’s books from over 60 countries, in a wide assortment of languages with captivating illustrations.http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/icdl-free-books-for-children/id363731638?mt=8

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National Year of Reading 2012 Wordsearch

To entertain yourself, and the kids, these cold Autumn evenings, cosy up on the couch with this wordfind challenge to celebrate the National Year of Reading.

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Words to find

Story TimeIn this new series some of Australia’s favourite personalities read exciting and engaging stories that the little ones will love!

http://www.cbeebies.com/australia/shows/story-time/

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When:11am on Wednesday 23 May 2012http://www.alia.org.au/nss

BackgroundNational Simultaneous Storytime, now in its 12th successful year, is organised by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).

Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. In 2011 over 170,000 children at over 1,100 locations across Australia took part in National Simultaneous Storytime, reading the book Feathers for Phoebe, written by Rod Clement and enjoying a range of supporting educational activities designed to promote the value of reading and literacy.

National Simultaneous Storytime is an important annual national literacy campaign that guarantees more young Australians will ‘Get Reading’. This year, reading takes place on Wednesday 23 May at 11am AEDT and we would love it if you could join us by sharing The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland, a wonderful Australian tale about friendship, sacrifice and learning that appearances aren’t important.

Register now!Last year we had just around 1,100 locations and over 170,000 children participate in National Simultaneous Storytime. Help us reach over 2,000 locations across Australia! Don’t forget to register your location! Register today to stay up-to date with all the latest National Simultaneous Storytime news. Resources pageAvailable now! Logos, activities and materials for download. Watch the website as more resources will be added in

the coming weeks! And if you have a great idea for The Very Cranky Bear NSS activities let us know at events@alia.org.au.

National Simultaneous Storytime