Melanie Meehan
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Melanie Meehan is the Elementary Writing and Social Studies Coordinator in Simsbury, Connecticut. She began her educational career over 20 years ago, teaching reading and writing workshops in a self-contained classroom of emotionally deprived students. She stayed home for ten years, serving on the local Board of Education and raising her four daughters, before returning to the classroom. In addition to learning with both students and teachers, Melanie loves to spend time with her family. She has many fictional works in progress and blogs with Melanie Swider at Two Reflective Teachers.
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The Power of Paper
Melanie Meehan details how different paper options can be a powerful scaffold for students as they explore different writing genres. She includes many sample scaffolds to download for use in an opinion writing unit.
Revising Dialogue in Narrative Writing
Melanie Meehan finds that a “lift the flap” strategy works for showing students different revision options with dialogue.
Grammar Games
Melanie Meehan shares two of her favorite games for teaching grammar, including templates and web resources.
The Importance of Correct Examples
Melanie Meehan explains why it is important to mentor students who are struggling with correct examples, and why she cautions writing teachers to avoid “find the mistakes” exercises.
When Students Set Intentions
When students set intentions, reflection and celebration go hand in hand. Melanie Meehan explains how teachers can help students become more explicit about intentions with practical cues from bulletin boards and index cards.
Meeting with Building Leaders
Melanie Meehan shares her agenda items and strategies for productive regular meetings between literacy coaches and principals.
Tips for Planning with Teachers
Melanie Meehan shares some of her favorite templates for flexible lesson planning with teachers.
Helping Teachers Develop Their Own Chartbooks
Melanie Meehan personalizes learning for teachers by helping them develop chartbooks to use in workshops.
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