AMDSB Indigenous Education Cards
The Indigenous Education Team from the Avon Maitland District School Board has created three tools to help students develop their ecological literacy and knowledge of the land.
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Fluency in Perspective: Grade 6
This is a collection of passages designed to be used for fluency instruction in grade 6. The passages are purposefully written to flexibly support a variety of different instructional routines (Quick Fluency Routine, repeated reading, partner reading/paragraph shrinking).
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QRcodes for ONlit Embedded Picture Mnemonic Alphabet Videos
These QRcodes allow teachers to foster a home school connection when introducing or review letter sounds with the ONlit Mnemonic Alphabet. Send home a QRcode each time you teach a letter. You can print them on labels (such as Avery 5160) or on plain paper and cut them up. The first time, you may want…
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Learning through Literacy
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,…
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Acadience ORF/Maze Tracking Sheet; Grades 3-6
This Google sheet can be used by Grades 3-6 teachers who are using Acadience paper/pencil materials. The sheet will calculate median wc, accuracy, and adjusted maze scores based on the embedded codes. It will also convert the accuracy to the RCS value for correct calculation. Conditional formatting of colour bands and a self-populating donut graph…
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Acadience Screener Grade 6 Results Tracker*
At this time, there is no Acadience Screener Grade 6 Results Tracker available in the ONlit Resource Library. All Acadience Tracking tools that are available were created and shared by generous members of the ONlit community. A big thank you to these wonderful people for allowing ONlit to make their Results Trackers for Grades 3,…
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Acadience Reading 7-8 Data Sheets
This resource is a digital tracking sheet designed for teachers using the Acadience Reading 7–8 assessment with Grade 7 and 8 students. It automatically calculates gate scores based on raw data, saving teachers time and reducing the chance of error. It’s especially helpful for Special Education Resource Teachers, Literacy Leads, or classroom educators who support…
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Morphology in Content
Morphology is the study of the structure of words, focusing on the smallest units of meaning—morphemes—rather than just syllables or sounds. Teaching morphology to students is a powerful tool for enhancing their reading, writing, and comprehension. As students gain awareness and understanding of morphemes, they can decode and understand unfamiliar words more effectively, expanding their…
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Grade 3 thinkSRSD-inspired POWeR Cycles
This resource features a collection of thinkSRSD-inspired POWeR (Plan, Organize, Write, Revise) cycles designed specifically for Grade 3 writers. Each cycle supports students in becoming strategic writers through explicit instruction in key strategies, with built-in opportunities to connect writing instruction to Grade 3 content areas. Topics include: Terry Fox Beaver dams Regions and jobs How…
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Writing with thinkSRSD (Overview of thinkSRSD)
Self-Regulated Strategy Development, or SRSD, is a structured and explicit instructional model designed to help students improve their writing skills by teaching them both writing strategies and self-regulation skills. The SRSD model focuses on providing students with clear and simple strategies to support their writing, while also teaching them how to plan, monitor, and evaluate…
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Fluency in Perspective: Grade 7
This is a collection of passages designed to be used for fluency instruction in grade 7. Developed by Lisa Rogers, Laura Bross, Ayesatta Conteh, Marissa Griese, Teresa Oud, and Catherine Shawana, each passage focuses on a topic associated with a curriculum expectation across content areas. Content was carefully considered to ensure that it shares perspectives…
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Collaborative Problem-Solving Worksheet: Classroom Level
This worksheet serves as a template, walking educators through a structured process to use data to make informed instructional decisions about classroom- or grade-wide data. It highlights the steps of collaborative problem solving — problem identification, problem analysis, instructional planning, and plan evaluation.
