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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…

Acadience Reading K-2 Data Sheets

This Google Sheets document is designed to support K-2 educators in analyzing their Acadience reading data. It features a dedicated sheet for each grade level at each time window, allowing educators to input raw scores. The document automatically compares raw scores to benchmark scores, colour codes data, and calculates composite scores efficiently. This allows for…

Courte présentation des notions fondamentales de l’enseignement de la lecture et de l’écriture.

– Approfondir nos connaissances des notions fondamentales de la lecture et de l’écriture – Comprendre les pratiques à privilégier en matière de littératie structurée – Revoir une séquence d’enseignement de 30 minutes par jour selon la politique 168 du ministère de l’Éducation de l’Ontario – Comprendre les exigences du MÉO en matière de dépistage universel…

Reconsidering Reading Levels

The Ontario Human Rights Commission’s Right to Read inquiry concluded that running records and reading level assessments have not been effective in identifying students who need additional support or in providing teachers with accurate information to guide instruction. We now know that there are more effective ways to understand student reading skills and ensure that…

Next STEPS in Literacy Instruction: Connecting Assessments to Effective Interventions

This book is a fantastic resource aligning closely with much of the new Ontario Language Curriculum and reinforcing how assessment can inform our instruction and interventions in order to best help students succeed in literacy. It’s valuable learning for classroom educators, those working in coaching/consulting roles and those in special education. While targeting skills typically…