Start-to-Finish Library Blue Books - For Liberty: a Story of the American Revolution, Death at Jamestown
by Don Johnston Inc
Start-to-Finish Blue Library is a high-interest "Considerate Reading" series designed to promote independent Reading for struggling readers aged 9 to 17 years but reading at Grade 4/5 level
Parts of the Start-to-Finish Blue Library book series, these highly interesting, age-appropriate stories are for older students ages 9-17 who are behind in reading or are failed readers.
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Start-to-Finish Blue Library books are for:
- Students with language disorders
- Students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities
- Students learning English as a second language
- Incarcerated teens
- Adults with reading difficulties
- Students with physical difficulties
- Students with spelling and writing difficulties
What is the reading level of these Start-to-Finish Blue Library Books?
Start-to-Finish readability levels are equivalent to fourth and fifth-grade reading levels.
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Click here to find out more on the Start-to-Finish books’ features such as Designed-for-Success principle, multiple reading formats and built-in switch scanning support.
I am a teacher. How can I use Start-to-Finish Books?
Teacher Central puts you in control of Start-to-Finish from one convenient location. Teachers manage class lists, set individual reading purposes, select general preferences and view collected data for every book read.
Click here to find out more about Start-to-Finish Books Teacher Central.
Click here to see the Start-to-Finish Books: A Scaffolded Approach to Reading.
What do you receive with a Start-to-Finish Blue Library Complete Book Set?
Included with each Complete Book Set, you get:
- A paperback book
- A computer CD-ROM book
- An audio book
- Teacher’s guide
Other purchase options include:
- Computer books only
- Paperback books only
- Audio books only.
For bulk purchases contact Spectronics for pricing.
Videos about Start-to-Finish Series
Requirements and ResourcesexpandClick to collapse
Minimum System Requirements
- Windows
- Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 (not compatible with any 64-bit Editions)
- RAM: 256 MB
- Hard Disk Space: 35 MB
- Computer: Pentium III equivalent
- Display: 16-bit colour, 800×600 for Start-to-Finish Player, 1024×768 for Teacher Central
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster or Windows compatible, optional microphone for fluency practice
- CD-ROM: 4X
- Required Software: QuickTime for Windows (supplied)
- Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 (not compatible with any 64-bit Editions)
- Macintosh
- Operating System: OSX 10.2 or later including 10.6
- RAM: 256 MB
- Hard Disk Space: 35 MB
- Computer: G3
- Display: thousands of colours, 800×600 for Start-to-Finish Player, 1024×768 for Teacher Central
- CD-ROM: 4X
- Operating System: OSX 10.2 or later including 10.6
View/Download
- Start-to-Finish Library Audio Book Thought Sheet (pdf)
- Start-to-Finish Library Checklist (pdf)
- Start-to-Finish Fluency Guide (pdf 1.2 MB)
- Start-to-Finish Library Teacher Guide (pdf 700 KB)
- Start-to-Finish Library Comprehension Guide (pdf 1.1 MB)
- Start-to-Finish Library Books At a Glance (pdf 153 KB)
- Start-to-Finish Teacher Central Quick Reference Card (pdf 662 KB)
- Start-to-Finish Library Supports ELL Standards (pdf 380 KB)
- The Research Foundations of the Start-to-Finish Library White paper (pdf 390 KB)
- Start-to-Finish Library Testimonials
- Jason’s Story – How Start-to-Finish Books made Jason successful
Online Training
- Start To Finish Computer Books Training Resources (2006) by Special Education Technology Center in British Columbia (SET BC)
Start-to-Finish Library Blue Books - For Liberty: a Story of the American Revolution, Death at Jamestown is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Mid Primary
- Upper Primary
- Secondary School
Start-to-Finish Library Blue Books - For Liberty: a Story of the American Revolution, Death at Jamestown is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Literacy
- Switch use
- SOSE
Users can access Start-to-Finish Library Blue Books - For Liberty: a Story of the American Revolution, Death at Jamestown in the following ways:
- Mouse/ Trackball/ Joystick
- Keyboard
- Single Switch
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