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Family Literacy Night Slides
This slide deck outlines some of the key changes to literacy instruction in Ontario, the purpose of early reading screening, and things parents and caregivers can do at home to support strong reading outcomes. The Google slide deck is set to “view only” – to edit it, make a copy to your own drive.
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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…
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Next STEPS Summer Book Study – Recordings and References
Keen to learn more about using assessment to drive structured literacy in your classroom? Catch up with our Next STEPS Summer Book Study. Resources related to this ONlit event series, hosted by Jordan Sloan, can be found here. Each session in the series tackles a foundational reading skill, unpacking what it is, why it’s necessary for…
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Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Young Children: Driving Change in Early Education
This evidence-based planning guide will help educators of young children (K/1) and those who lead them to use the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support framework to enhance student development and success in literacy, language and the social-emotional domain. Chapter topics include using data-based decision making, engaging families, dual-lanuage learners, children with disabilities, and specific chapters on…
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Spotlight on Educator Catherine Shawana: Literacy Transformation in a First Nation School
This school year, Catherine Shawana, a member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, continues her commitment to First Nations education as a Grade 8 teacher at Lloyd S. King Elementary School on the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. After serving as the Curriculum Lead teacher for the past 5 years, she is now focused on the…
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Screening: What Principals Need to Know
On the recommendation of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, Ontario will be starting early reading screening in Fall 2024. This helpful handout clarifies the important role principals play in screening: the who, what, when, why, and how of early reading screening!
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Embedded Mnemonics – Video Files
Embedded picture mnemonics are a research-based way to teach children about letters and the sounds they represent. They are letter cards with a picture of a key word embedded directly in a letter, such as the letter z made out of a zipper, or the letter r made out of a road. Research indicates that…
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Important Canadians Read-Aloud Unit
Modeled after Core Knowledge Language Arts units, this language and social studies unit is designed for use in Canadian kindergarten and Grade 1 classrooms. The unit is comprised of 10 lessons, each about an Important Canadian, with a teacher read-aloud document and accompanying slideshow for student viewing during the lessons. Explicit vocabulary instruction and comprehension…
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