Writing Spotlights

New resource for 2008!

Welcome to VSA arts’ new educational tool that features short literary works by prominent writers with disabilities. Designed to engage middle and high school students and encourage dialogue about disability and diversity, each Writing Spotlight is accompanied by discussion questions and writing activities to promote language arts skills, including reading comprehension and creative writing.

Download and photocopy the Writing Spotlights to use in your classroom. Spotlights are published three times a year.

“School House Candy” by Anne Finger

“Telling Stories” by Steven E. Brown

“Poems with Disabilities” by Jim Ferris

Writing Spotlights in additional languages

Writing Spotlights in Arabic

Writing Spotlights in French

Writing Spotlights in Spanish