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Carolee Dean

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Carolee Dean, MS, CCC-SLP, CALT, Speech-Language Pathologist and Certified Academic Language Therapist specializing in dyslexia, is an adjunct instructor at Providence College teaching Language-Based Learning for students pursuing a Master of Education in Special Education with a Dyslexia Credential. She is the founder of Word Travel Press LLC, creating decodable books and related materials for struggling readers through her HOT ROD series. She served as the Western Region Representative for the International Dyslexia Association from 2022 to 2025. Dean specializes in narrative-based strategies and is the author of Story Frames for Literacy: Enhancing Student Learning Through the Power of Storytelling (2021, Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co, I ...more

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STORY FRAMES AND A RACE AROUND THE WORLD

This month, I'm featuring A Race Around the World: The True Story of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland. My Story Frames analysis is slightly modified and shortened here. This nonfiction narrative picture book on a topic relevant to all ages is written by Caroline Starr Rose and illustrated by Alexandra Bye, from the She Made History series.
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	Take Me There 3.87 avg rating — 7,517 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forget Me Not 3.92 avg rating — 1,351 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Comfort 3.74 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Raven Remix: A Mashup of Poe Titles (HOT ROD Decodable Books) by Carolee Dean (Goodreads Author), Krista Weltner (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hank the Tank: Animal in the Spotlight (HOT ROD Decodable Books) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Story Frames for Teaching Literacy: Enhancing Student Learning Through the Power of Storytelling by Carolee Dean (Goodreads Author), Amy Miller (Contributor), Paula Moraine M.Ed. (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Gift for Man: A Greek Myth Retold (HOT ROD Decodable Books) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hank the Tank Activity Book: 50+ Activities and Games for Decoding, Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Speech (HOT ROD Decodable Books) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bandit: A Greek Myth Retold (HOT ROD Decodable Books) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Carolee Dean wrote a new blog post STORY FRAMES AND A RACE AROUND THE WORLD This month, I'm featuring A Race Around the World: The True Story of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland. My Story Frames analysis is slightly modified Read more of this blog post »
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Carolee Dean rated a book it was amazing Mamiachi & Me: My Mami’s Mariachi Band (A Picture Book) by Jolene Gutiérrez (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
MAMIACHI AND ME is a lively introduction into the world of mariachi music from the perspective of a young girl and her first time playing in her mother's band. I enjoyed the background information, especially learning about women mariachi and the ori ...more
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Carolee Dean rated a book it was amazing The Ofrenda That We Built by Jolene Gutiérrez (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
There is so much to love about this picture book celebrating The Day of the Dead. The poetry and colorful illustrations create a light-hearted and whimsical tone that focuses on celebrating and honoring those who have passed rather than dwelling on l ...more
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Carolee Dean is now following Jolene Gutiérrez Author of Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day
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“Words are like people, I think. Put too many of them too close together and they cause trouble.”
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“As long as you're breathing, there's still hope.”
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“Don't try to bullshit a bullshitter.”
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