Storyteller Jeanne Donato

Jeanne Donato has over 25 years of experience collaborating with teachers tailoring programs in narrative and expository writing, and connecting with cumulative classroom writing projects. She teaches students through a literacy-rich, standards-based curriculum: "Students Are Writers" (Pre-K - Gr.7). Literature enriches student schema, graphic organizers guide analysis and application of writing traits, and, integrative exercises reduce stress on writing and foster creativity. Dr. Donato holds a B.A. Elementary Ed., M.Ed. Reading-Story Arts, and Doctorate focused on Reducing Stress and Improving Academic Performance. She is the co-author of “Storytelling in Emergent Literacy: Integrating Multiple Intelligences”.