This series explores how strong core instruction lays the essential foundation for all readers, while recognizing that some students will still require intensified support through tier 2 and tier 3 intervention. Hosted by Ines Bijl and Dr. Una Malcolm, the series examines what it means to provide meaningful intervention beyond the core, and how educators…
Catch up on this ONlit recording featuring Ontario educators Erika Chesnick and Jordan Ingola. In this session, Erika and Jordan provided a high-level overview of the thinkSRSD approach to teaching writing, along with real-life examples from Ontario classrooms. This webinar offered educators an opportunity to deepen their understanding of thinkSRSD and shared practical strategies they…
Il est maintenant reconnu que l’enseignement de la grammaire ne devrait pas être réalisé en silo. En effet, pour que les élèves perçoivent l’utilité des notions grammaticales qui leur sont enseignées, il est important que cet enseignement repose sur des contextes linguistiques authentiques. C’est dans cette optique que, dans le cadre de cette série de…
L’aperçu d’ONlit du Continuum des apprentissages linguistiques B3 offre au personnel enseignant une explication claire du rôle des conventions linguistiques dans un enseignement efficace de la littératie. La ressource présente les éléments essentiels de ces conventions linguistiques et décrit comment ils soutiennent une lecture fluide, une expression claire et une communication écrite précise. L’introduction met…
The Science of Reading: A Defining Guide offers educators, leaders, and other stakeholders a firm definition of the “science of reading” and the research foundation that informs effective literacy instruction. The guide clarifies what the science of reading is — a vast, interdisciplinary body of scientifically based research about how reading and writing develop, why…
ONlit’s Overview of the B3 Language Conventions Continuum provides educators with a clear explanation of the role that language conventions play in effective literacy instruction. This resource outlines the essential elements of language conventions and describes how these components support fluent reading, clear expression, and precise written communication. The introduction highlights how understanding and teaching…
Learning Through Literacy is ONlit’s approach to integrated structured literacy instruction aligned with the Ontario Language Curriculum. Each grade level includes a selection of connected practices that show students how language, literacy, and curriculum areas work together through engagement with meaningful, Canadian content. Across the resource, educators will find features such as high-quality mentor texts,…
PD Slide Deck This slide deck, developed by Dr. Andrea Fraser, walks through foundational elements of explicit instruction including elements of an explicit instruction lesson, building an effective classroom environment, and supporting active engagement through student responses.
PD Slide Deck Multi-Tiered Systems of Support is the delivery system for evidence-based instruction. This set of slides and corresponding speaker notes outlines key elements of MTSS: tiered instruction, data-based decision-making, collaborative problem solving, teaming and shared leadership, and a school-wide assessment system.
This presentation can be used at a school literacy night for families. The deck introduces Ontario’s shift to structured literacy, explaining how it supports effective reading instruction for all students. Families will learn why early reading screeners are now used in schools, the key literacy skills children need to develop to be proficient readers, and…
PD Slide Deck Assessment and evaluation aim to maintain high standards, improve student learning, and benefit all students, parents, and teachers. Educators gather information that accurately reflects how a student is achieving the curriculum expectations and judge the quality of student learning of the overall expectations. This slide deck walks through the basics of evaluation,…
La graphomotricité correspond à l’ensemble des habiletés qui permettent de produire l’écrit avec précision, fluidité et efficacité. Elle mobilise des dimensions motrices, visuospatiales, cognitives et linguistiques et se développe progressivement dès la petite enfance. Lorsque les habiletés graphomotrices sont bien installées, la charge cognitive liée au geste d’écriture diminue, ce qui permet aux élèves de…
