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Meredith Alvaro is a full time literacy staff developer and coach in the NY/NJ
metro area. Prior to becoming a full time literacy coach and staff
developer, Meredith served as the Director of Student Teaching in the
Elementary Inclusive Preservice Program at Teachers College, Columbia
University as well as held a tenured NYC public school teacher position at
PS 116 in Manhattan's former District 2.
Meredith is pursuing a Doctorate degree from Teachers College, where she
also holds a Masters Degree in Education. She studied balanced literacy
with Lucy Calkins at Teachers College and honed her classroom skills as a
demonstration labsite for visiting groups of teachers from around the
nation. Meredith has significant experience in both general and special
education inclusion settings. Her work in the classroom focuses on
developing strategies to successfully differentiate and adapt literacy
curriculum to assess and support the needs all learners. She has experience
working with ELLs, as well as students with significant learning challenges.
In recent years, Meredith's coaching work, which spans levels PreK-8, has
taken her through a range of school environments including public, private,
and early childhood religious schools. Her work often centers around
launching and supporting the workshop model, data driven conferring and
assessment, differentiation, standardized test preparation strategies,
guiding teachers through the development of units of study, and generating
literacy strategies to meet the needs of special education and basic skills
teachers. She has significant experience preparing teachers and students for
standardized testing at the Elementary and Middle School levels. Meredith's
week-long Institutes focus on helping teachers establish clear structures
and efficient routines necessary for the successful launch of Writing and
Reading Workshop, planning and differentiating instruction in the workshop
model, planning units of study, conferring and assessing students, small
group structures, and matching students to texts.
Meredith's work and classroom have been acknowledged in several publications
including Writing about Reading: From Book Talk to Literary Essays, Grades
3-8 (Angelilo, 2003) and Voices of Diversity: Stories, Activities, and
Resources for the Multicultural Classroom (Langer de Ramirez, 2006).
Meredith holds permanent New York and New Jersey state certification.
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