Supporting Reading Comprehension Development

In this International Dyslexia Association Perspectives article, authors Jane Oakhill and Kate Cain explore the factors supporting reading comprehension beyond basic decoding and suggest critical skills that should form the core of literacy instruction and interventions to support poor reading comprehension. The article outlines which skills are critical, such as teaching specific vocabulary words, how to…

Debout comme un grand cèdre

On apprend le nom des animaux ainsi que les enseignements qu’ils ont à nous offrir. Tissées à même la culture et les enseignements liés à la terre, ses histoires mettent en valeur les notions de respect, de persévérance, de guérison et de réciprocité. C’est un livre lu à voix haute. On vise la sensibilisation à…

Voici Tom Longboat

Tom Longboat a été nommé au Panthéon des sports canadiens et la journée. Un texte accessible, des illustrations en couleurs, des notes historiques et des chronologies qui fournissent encore plus d’information sur le parcours de Tom Longboat (1886-1949) et sur ses incroyables réalisations. C‘est un livre lu à voix haute. On vise la sensibilisation à…

C’est ce qu’on m’a dit

Dans cette histoire de préservation de la langue, l’auteure, illustratrice et enseignante de langue anishnaabemowin Juliana Armstrong met en lumière un certain nombre de mots anishnaabemowin avec leurs liens culturels transmis de ses ancêtres ojibwés. C’est un livre à voix haute. On vise la sensibilisation à la culture autochtone, le développement du vocabulaire, la compréhension…

Alex partage sa ceinture wampu

Un livre illustré de huit pages sur l’importance des ceintures wampum créée à l’intention des élèves du primaire et comporte une page de suggestions d’activités pour le personnel enseignant. C‘est un livre lu à voix haute. On vise la sensibilisation à la culture autochtone, le développement du vocabulaire, la compréhension de l’histoire et de ses…

Knowledge and Practice: The Real Keys to Critical Thinking

In this Knowledge Matters Campaign article, Daniel Willingham explores the factors that lead to critical thinking skills, noting that background, or domain knowledge, plays a key factor. Willingham notes, « background knowledge is absolutely integral to effectively deploying important cognitive processes, » suggesting that facts that are taught need to be meaningful, can be learned incidentally and…

Ask the Cognitive Scientist: How Can Educators Teach Critical Thinking?

In this column for American Educator, cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham defines critical thinking and provides strategies for fostering thinking in the everyday classroom. Willingham defines critical thinking in three ways stating it must be: novel, self-directed and effective and that it is the third attribute that makes it difficult as what constitutes effective thinking varies…

How to Teach Critical Thinking

In this Occasional Paper Series from Education Future Frontier, cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham takes a deep dive into the science behind teaching critical thinking and offers strategies such as understanding the domain knowledge required for understanding, creating conditions for transferable skills, and understanding the structure of the problem, to help students gain and use critical…

Adversmarts: Introduction to Food Advertising Online

In this lesson, students grasp online advertising’s essence and marketers’ creation of captivating virtual spaces for children. After learning advertising techniques, students partake in an online game, practically simulating a website promoting the fictional cereal Co-Co Crunch. This hands-on exercise applies learned strategies, showcasing comprehension of advertising methods. Through active participation, students gain insights into…

Break the Fake Lesson Plan: What’s in the Frame?

This instructional content is tailored for educators guiding students through the lesson. It introduces students to the concept that media can be misleading and encourages exploration of how creators intentionally frame media presentations, prompting contemplation of what remains beyond the scope. The objectives of this session encompass acquainting students with the unreliability of certain online…