0 Afsaneh Moradian, Maria Bogade
Jamie is excited for Family Day and all the visitors that will be coming to the classroom. As the class prepares, they share how they feel when adults don’t listen closely enough to what the kids want, need, like, and don’t like or when adults place unfair, often gendered expectations on them. Together, they decide to use their Family Day celebration to practice self-advocacy skills and help adults understand them better.
Part of the Jamie Is Jamie series, Jamie’s Class Has Something to Say is a lighthearted, sweet story that gives young children language and self-advocacy skills to help them speak up for themselves when adults aren’t listening carefully enough.
A special section includes tips for adults for expanding on the concepts in the book and for talking with children about how to communicate their needs and identities to adults.
"Jamie’s Class Has Something to Say offers a heartwarming example of the importance of listening to kids and helping them feel that it’s okay to speak up for what’s important to them in appropriate ways. The section at the end for parents and educators is especially well written and gives practical advice for showing kids you care and that their wants and needs are being heard and valued."
- Dr. James J. Crist, psychologist and award-winning author
