With chapters covering the science of reading, effective literacy teaching (as well as mathematics), cognitive load theory, and knowledge-rich curricula, this book can inform and inspire all educators, and with its focus on improving instruction at the school level, it’s particularly valuable for school and system leaders with decision-making responsibilities.
In this webinar, Melissa Monette Smith demonstrates how she uses screening and diagnostic data to plan and organize her Grade 1 literacy block. She walks through her processes for building small groups, using a scope and sequence to guide instruction, and setting up her long-range plans.
In this playlist of short videos, the ONlit team answers *your* pressing questions about screening! Dig in to explore why measures are often timed, the link between oral reading fluency (ORF) measures and comprehension, and why these ORF measures aren’t decodable.
The tracker is a spreadsheet that calculates all the Acadience Screener Results after educators input their data. It displays them in an easy to read format so that educators can analyze a class set of data to inform planning for reading interventions.
The tracker is a spreadsheet that calculates all the Acadience Screener Results after educators input their data. It displays them in an easy to read format so that educators can analyze a class set of data to inform planning for reading interventions.
The tracker is a spreadsheet that calculates all the Acadience Screener Results after educators input their data. It displays them in an easy to read format so that educators can analyze a class set of data to inform planning for reading interventions.
Whether using something new, successful implementation takes intentional planning and time. Implementation is not an event but a process involving multiple decisions and actions. Although implementation can take longer than we hope or anticipate, its process and trajectory can be predicted and shaped using a stage-based approach. The Implementation Stages Planning Tool supports identification of…
Why do we need to screen – don’t we already know which students are having difficulty with reading? Watch this brief video that unpacks how screening data help us build systems the set all students up for success.
Laura Bross, a grade 2/3 teacher in the Avon Maitland District School Board, maps out sample literacy blocks for a grade 2, 3 or 2/3 class. In the document, she highlights different possible configurations, and links to additional resources that she uses to plan effective instruction in her class.
This webinar unpacks key recommendations from the IES Practice Guide Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4 – 9.
While Ministry-approved early reading screening tools may not measure comprehension directly, we learn a lot about students’ comprehension with the Oral Reading Fluency subtest. Learn more in this brief video!
Season 3 of Reading Road Trip wraps up with a jam-packed episode featuring Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden. Kate and Amanda have a wide-ranging conversation about the science of learning and human behaviour – how do children learn new things? From the instructional hierarchy to incremental rehearsal, don’t miss this fabulous episode!
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