I spent about a month working with Claude Code to create a high-low book for #AdultEnglishLearners. It is about the fictional Rivera García family and should work with high school #EnglishLearners also because the family in the story includes 3 children, including one in high school.

The book is written at about a 3rd or 4th grade level.

I would very much appreciate any feedback.

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https://www.chrisspackman.com/writings/high-low-series/01-la-cocina.html

I created a #HighLow (high interest, low reading level) book for adult #EnglishLearners. I plotted, directed, edited, and did some of the writing. #LLMs helped me plan, did some checking, and, yes, did a lot of the "writing".

I'm an #ESOL / #ESL #teacher. I want to provide #EducationalMaterials for my students. I want to get affordable #books into my students' hands.

Includes #AI content, so #PublicDomain / CC0.

(Book coming soon; have to get it internet ready.)

#education #reading

I created (with Claude code's help) a page to compare two texts --- to allow teachers to see exactly how a modified reading is different from the original. Many LLMs do not do a great job of modifying texts in the ways that teachers ask for. The "Reading Modification Analyzer" compares two texts and shows helpful data on how they differ.

The analyzer is at: https://spackman-chris.neocities.org/text-compare/text-compare

As always, feedback and suggestions are most welcome.

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Off from #AdultESOL this weekend --- between terms --- but my class is full! Can't wait to start working with this new group of wonderful students.

Proctored SAT testing yesterday. Always not fun, but at least the computer version guides the students with timing and I don't have to watch the clock as closely.

Working on some cool #cryptography pages for my #NeoCities site. Also need to update my main personal pages with my #FluxDocApps --- I have 13 ready to go.

#Linux #ESL #ESOL

School is cancelled tomorrow, but not sure the status of the outside PD that I'm scheduled to go to. It is for teachers, so if the city has the day off, they might cancel, but they may not. Oh, well, at least I don't have to be at school at 7:30.

Unfortunately, I was supposed to lead some #ESOL PD for my elementary and middle school tomorrow afternoon. That will be rescheduled, so not horrible, but was looking forward to it.

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Second #k12 snow day this month, third if you count yesterday for my weekend #AdultESOL job. Only three days of classes with students this week, then #WinterBreak.

We have a long list of things to get done during the break; we'll get a head start on them today.

Need to prep for classes (#ESOL and #CyberSecurity); update some writings; and make some videos for #teacher #EducationalResources.

I think my #OhioTesolConference presentation went well today. About 60 or 70 attendees.

Some had trouble with the spreadsheet and script, but they can now at least create multilingual #Google Forms by hand. I also demo'ed 3 languages together in questions and using sections & jump logic for several languages in one Form.

No time to talk about collating data spread b/t several columns or files.

Tomorrow: re-leveling and enhancing readings.

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