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I am an elementary school media specialist & a Library Science graduate student at SHSU who loves to share about books, technology, collaboration with others and my personal book reviews.

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February 26, 2019

There are a variety of awards that ALA gives to authors and illustrators. One that peaked my interest was the Pura Belpré Award. I have created a GoogleSites to share some of my findings after researching.

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El Deafo

April 18, 2019

Bell, C., & Lasky, D. (2014). El deafo. New York: Amulet Books. ISBN 978-1-4197-1020-9 Plot Summary: Cece Bell writes a graphic memoir about how she became deaf at 4 years old when she contracted meningitis. Cece has to learn many things once her meningitis is cured. Once she starts school, she is able to attend a school with other deaf students where she feels normal and part of the group. Her family has to move and she now has to attend a mainstream school. Being the “new kid” is already hard enough, having a huge hearing aid around your neck isn’t going to make the process any better. The hardest part for her was feeling accepted and treated like a normal girl even though she is deaf and has to wear a hearing aid. Cece creates an alter ego who she names “El Deafo,” to help her cope with some of her issues with others. Analysis: El Deafo is Bell’s first graphic novel as both author and illustrator. In regards to the graphic novel...

The Lion & The Mouse

January 30, 2019

Pinkney, J., & Aesop. (2009). The lion & the mouse . New York: Little, Brown and Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-0-3160-1356-7 Plot Summary: This retell of Aesop's Fable of The Lion and The Mouse is a mostly wordless one. It tells the tale of a mouse that is caught by the lion. The mouse asks to be let go, and the lion obliges. The Lion is later trapped by poacher’ traps, and the mouse is able to set him free by gnawing at the traps. The only words used in this book are onomatopoeias. The story leaves us with an illustration of the lion and his family, living with the mouse’s family riding on his back. This version, keeps the same moral/theme of Aesop’s version- No act of kindness, however small is ever wasted. Analysis: Pinkney used pencils and watercolors to illustrate his version of this Aesop’s Fable. His research on Lion’s and their natural habitat, African Serengeti of Tanzania and Kenya, and using this knowledge when creating t...

Universal Design for Learning

April 27, 2020

Universal Design for Learning “The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. ( http://udlguidelines.cast.org/ )” The tool is a chart that has different means with guidelines and goals for learning. I like the web version of the chart as it is interactive and will take the viewer to pages that give more details and great examples. A couple of things from the UDL chart that I already do and feel comfortable with are: Means of Representation, Access Guideline 1 Perception. Interact with flexible content that doesn't depend on a single sense like sight, hearing, movement, or touch. When I create lessons I make sure that I have different tasks or ways for students to “receive” the information I share. I understand that there are different types of learners in my campus and work to ensure ...