On page 34, Cece is teased by a friend for mishearing a question. It can be used to start a discussion on appropriate treatment of peers, addressing both bullying and trying to be too helpful.
It could also be explained that, just because someone may have different abilities, does not mean that they are in need of assistance. This book could be introduced by explaining to the students that sometimes, people have different abilities. This book was published in 2014, therefore it is up to date in the vocabulary that it uses to describe the situations and the treatments used to assist the student that is deaf. This book could be used to start a discussion about treatment of peers that may be different from themselves. This story presents many situations that students that are deaf and their classmates could find themselves in. Linguistic and Cultural Diversity Analysis: This book is about a child that is deaf. All of these topics are addressed in El Deafo, where the situations are presented, Cece chooses a course of action, and then the consequences are shown.
These standards refer to explaining emotions, identifying social clues and describing them, identifying differences and overcoming them, and cooperating with friends and other groups. This book could be used for Learning Standards 1.A., 2.A., 2.B.2.b., 2.C., and 2.D. Students would need to have background knowledge in basic school situations, a middle to upper elementary level vocabulary, and the knowledge of how to read a graphic novel.Ĭlassroom Application: I would use this text to address the Social Emotional Learning Standards for late elementary. This book is a graphic novel, therefore there are many illustrations in the text. In order to cope with being different, Cece creates an alter-ego, El Deafo. She receives hearing aids and a Phonic Ear to use in school. After contracting meningitis at age 4, Cece loses all ability to hear. Tags/Themes: Allison Henry, Animals, Award Book, Fiction, 4-5, 6-8, Family, Graphic Novelĭescriptive Annotation: El Deafo is the story of a young girl, Cece, navigating elementary school and all that entails, while deaf.
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