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September 30, 2024

Meet Team ONlit: Teresa Oud
ONlit Team
September 20, 2024

Principal Playbook - September
September 14, 2024

Curriculum Continua: The Science Behind the Progression

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September 30, 2024

Meet Team ONlit: Teresa Oud
Meet the dedicated educators of ONlit, driven to empower their peers with evidence-based, systematic, and explicit instruction that supports Ontario’s new Language and Français Curricula. In this series of blogs, we showcase their impactful work.   Spotlight on Teresa Oud: Passion for Structured Literacy at the Intermediate Level   In her 18-year career in education, Teresa Oud has taught nearly all grades. In the 2024-25
ONlit Team
September 20, 2024

Principal Playbook - September
To help principals share important literacy information with parents and caregivers, we’ve prepared ready-to-use content that can be easily copied and pasted into a school newsletter. These short, engaging pieces are designed to communicate key ideas about literacy and reading development, offering practical tips and insights that will support families in fostering strong reading habits at home. Feel free to use the content as-is or
ONlit Team
September 14, 2024

Curriculum Continua: The Science Behind the Progression
Ontario Educators Follow Two Learning Continua Teachers in Ontario are now required to teach reading and writing in a systematic and explicit manner. Strand B of the curriculum has two associated learning continua, one that provides an elaboration of the mandatory learning associated with Overall Expectation B2 from Grades 1 to 4, and another that describes the progression of mandatory learning associated with Overall Expectation
Marlene Perry
June 23, 2024

Celebrating a Fantastic First Year with ONlit: Thank You, Ontario Educators!
As we wrap up our first year with ONlit, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to the incredible community of Ontario educators who have made this journey so enriching and impactful. Throughout the year, we’ve seen an amazing network of educators come together, sharing insights and resources, supporting each other, and collectively enhancing literacy outcomes for our students. Here are some highlights from our
ONlit Team
June 19, 2024

Exploring Shades of Meaning: A Vocabulary Activity for Junior and Intermediate Students
Teaching vocabulary is a key element of the revised Language curriculum that stretches across all grade levels. Effective vocabulary instruction is crucial for developing students’ reading comprehension and writing skills. One engaging way to teach vocabulary nuances is through the Shades of Meaning activity, which uses semantic gradients to help students understand subtle differences between related words. In ONlit’s Shifting the Balance in Junior and
Leigh Fettes
June 19, 2024

Unlocking Student Potential: A Diagnostic Decision Tree for Screening Data
In structured literacy, data-based decision-making is paramount to ensuring all children meet their right to learn to read. As Ontario moves toward province-wide early reading screening in September, it is important to consider how to use screening data to inform instruction. We screen to improve instruction and outcomes for students, first and foremost! Each of the three Ministry-approved screeners (Acadience, easyCBM, and AimsWebPlus) consist of
Nellie Caruso
June 19, 2024

Cracking the Code: Understanding Vowel Spellings
English orthography often has a reputation of being overly complicated and too difficult for students to navigate. While the English writing system certainly is complex, there is a predictable and consistent structure that supports strong reading and writing. This structure must be taught explicitly and systematically! Overlap is part of the nature of our code. The sounds of spoken language, phonemes, often have multiple different
Una Malcolm

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