Carolee Dean at Word Travel Press

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By Carolee Dean at Word Travel Press
This product is no longer available for sale in my TpT store, but you may still access it if you have previously purchased it.This activity, along with story analyses for 31 other children's books, is now part of my new book. Check it out at STORY
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Reading, Special Education, Speech Therapy
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3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
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By Carolee Dean at Word Travel Press
This resource is no longer available on my TpT store, but you may still access it if you have previously purchased it.This activity, along with story analyses for 31 other children's books, is now part of my new book. Check it out at STORY FRAMES
Subjects:
Special Education, Speech Therapy
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Types:
PowerPoint Presentations
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By Carolee Dean at Word Travel Press
Read stories about real life heroes like young Louis Braille. Talk about books and analyze the plots with STORY FRAMES. Use the same structure to inspire students to write about their own challenges. Interview family members to learn about their
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English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Types:
Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers
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By Carolee Dean at Word Travel Press
NOTE: YOU WILL NEED Mr. Ferris and His Wheel written by Katherine Gibbs Davis, illustrated by Gilbert Ford SUMMARY: This is the true story of how George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., a young mechanical engineer, designed the first Ferris wheel for
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Reading, Literature, Writing
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Types:
Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers
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CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.6
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Carolee Dean, Founder of Word Travel Press LLC is a speech-language pathologist (SLP) and Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) with twenty years of experience in the public schools She is the author of STORY FRAMES FOR TEACHING LITERACY: ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH THE POWER OF STORYTELLING (Brookes Publishing, 2021). She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and the Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA) serving students with dyslexia and other reading-related disorders. She is a past president of the Southwest Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. Her fiction novels include: COMFORT (Houghton Mifflin) TAKE ME THERE (Simon and Schuster) FORGET ME NOT (Simon and Schuster).

MY TEACHING STYLE

Carolee Dean is an award-winning author of young adult fiction. She combines her two loves (education and writing) to focus her therapy strategies on using books and stories to address speech/language and literacy objectives.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

-Distinguished Service Award from the Southwest Branch of the International Dyslexia Association -Notable Book Award from the International Reading/Literacy Association for the novel, COMFORT -Her novel TAKE ME THERE was a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy (1985) from West Texas State A&M University, Master of Science in Communicative Disorders (1996) from the University of New Mexico.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Carolee Dean, Founder of Word Travel Press is a frequent presenter at state, local, national and international conference such as the annual ASHA and IDA conferences. She has made author/poet visits to elementary, middle and high schools and has conducted writing workshops for students and adults of all ages. To learn more about her workshops or to schedule an author visit she may be contacted at carolee@wordtravelliteracy.com.

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