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Barack Obama is Inaugurated Read/Write/ Engage Kit
by Samuel Sennott
Here are some curriculum components to be used to design lessons based on considering the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America on Tuesday January 20th, 2008.
Video of the Inauguration Speech (With Captions)
Part One
Part Two
Use http://mediaconverter.net to download the video, if YouTube is blocked at [...]
One to One Thousand Proof of Concept
by Samuel Sennott
The Tar Heel Reader just reached the one thousand books mark this past week. This is so exciting for students and teachers alike. So much thanks for the work of the UNC Center for Literacy and Disability Studies and for the Computer Science work of Gary Bishop and now his class. I think [...]
Disney Interest Bookshelf
by Samuel Sennott
My friend and co-worker authored these Disney Interest books.
You can access the bookshelf here
Kim Possible
Thats So Raven
The Proud Family
High School Musical
Hannah Montana
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Hannah Montana Book
by Samuel Sennott
One of my team members authored this book about Hannah Montana. It is in between a transitional and conventional text. Go to the online version or download the PowerPoint here: hannah-montana book.
Also, here is the word analysis:
Core: Can, is, be, my, the, a, like, I, with
Fringe: Fun, cool, dog, named, great, friends, [...]
You Can Golf
by Samuel Sennott
So your summer camp is winding down, or maybe you are stuck inside in an extended year program. Maybe your home with your children during a few weeks they have off from camp. Why not take a golf break? Make a day of it: Do guided reading with the book about Tiger Woods. [...]
Tar Heel Reader: An Open Source Library of Talking Books
by Samuel Sennott
Children, teenagers, and adults need books to be able to learn to read and getting accessible books to them is the goal of the Tar Heel Reader. This open source library of books that are switch accessible, talking, internet accessible, and downloadable will grow exponentially due to the terrific job Gary Bishop, [...]
