Foundational Skills of Writing: A Writing Roundtable

About this episode

Stacey discusses foundational writing skills with Melanie Meehan and Maggie Roberts, focusing on their book and the importance of graphic organizers in supporting writing.

In this episode, Stacey talks with Melanie Meehan and Maggie Roberts about their book, Foundational Skills for Writing: A Brain-Based Guide to Strengthen Executive Functions, Language, and Other Cornerstones for Writers. The discussion highlights the "Conversations with a Colleague” sections, which bring expert voices to teachers and promote classroom collaboration. Melanie and Maggie explain how graphic organizers serve as thinking tools that support executive functioning and make writing mo...

People in this episode

Host: Stacey

Guests: Melanie Meehan, Maggie Roberts

Topics covered

• foundational skills
• writing
• executive functions
• graphic organizers
• classroom collaboration

Keywords

• writing skills
• executive functioning
• graphic organizers
• classroom collaboration
• teacher resources

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Foundational Skills for Writing: A Brain-Based Guide to Strengthen Executive Functions, Language, and Other Cornerstones for Writers

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