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Episode 71 Choosing and Implementing Writing Mentor Texts
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Sometimes using a mentor text to teach writing seems scary, but I promise you, it is not!
In this episode, Melissa covers:
~The what and Why of Mentor texts for writing
~How to choose a mentor text for writing
~Using your own library or Read Alouds as mentor texts
~Ideas for strategies to teach using a mentor text
Your young writers need to see writing strategies in action in order to grow as writers.
Listen in and "up your game" when it comes to teaching writing!
About Melissa:
Melissa is an enthusiastic educator and continuous learner with over 19 years' experience in education. Her passion and expertise is transforming writing programs so that teachers are confident in writing instruction and student writers thrive! She strongly believes teachers are the key to effective instruction and their writers are their best resources.
Melissa knows that too often, explicit writing instruction is pushed aside in elementary education, and she feels it is her calling to help schools make it front and center, providing teachers with the knowledge and support necessary to implement effective and engaging writing instruction.
Teaching to Transform, LLC was started by Melissa in 2018 and partners with school districts to provide professional development in writing instruction.
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