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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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Poe Poetry Spoofs and NCTE

If you are at NCTE, check out my Friday morning poetry panel at 9:30 with Lesley Roessing, Jo Hackl, Landra Jennings, and Laura Shovan. We will be discussing using poetry clubs to promote writing skills. Below is a preview of one of my activities. It's from my decodable book, The Raven Remix: A Mashup of Poe Titles . Try creating your own Raven-inspired spoof.

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	Take Me There 3.87 avg rating — 7,522 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 — 1,347 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 3.73 avg rating — 252 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 Poe Poetry Spoofs and NCTE If you are at NCTE, check out my Friday morning poetry panel at 9:30 with Lesley Roessing, Jo Hackl, Landra Jennings, and Laura Shovan. We will be di Read more of this blog post »
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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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“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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