Start-to-Finish Library Blue Book - Against All the Odds: George Washington and the Fight for American Independence
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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
Part of the Start-to-Finish Blue Library book series, this classic, highly interesting, age-appropriate story is for older students ages 9-17 who are behind in reading or are failed readers.
Book Summary
Against All the Odds: George Washington and the Fight for American Independence by John Bergez
Just about everyone has heard of George Washington, but few people know very much about him. Who was this man who commanded the American army during the war for independence and later became America’s first President? What was he really like? How did he become the one indispensable figure in the birth of the United States? And how could Washington fight for ‘liberty’ when he himself owned slaves?
This book reveals the little-known Washington through the recollections of three people who knew him. Moses is a slave who knew Washington from boyhood to old age. John Adams is the fiery revolutionary who nominated Washington as commander in chief of the American army. And the Marquis de Lafayette is the youthful Frenchman who fought by Washington’s side and called Washington my “father and general”.
The stories told by these narrators reveal Washington’s struggles, doubts, and fears as well as his enormous achievements. In this book, readers will discover a living, breathing human being and how he grew into the mythic figure Americans call the Father of His Country.
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
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- Students with physical difficulties
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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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- A paperback book
- A computer CD-ROM book
- An audio book
- Teacher’s guide
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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
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- Start-to-Finish Library Audio Book Thought Sheet (pdf)
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- 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)
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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 Book - Against All the Odds: George Washington and the Fight for American Independence is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Mid Primary
- Upper Primary
- Secondary School
Start-to-Finish Library Blue Book - Against All the Odds: George Washington and the Fight for American Independence is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Literacy
- Switch use
Users can access Start-to-Finish Library Blue Book - Against All the Odds: George Washington and the Fight for American Independence in the following ways:
- Mouse/ Trackball/ Joystick
- Keyboard
- Touchscreen
- Single Switch
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