In this webinar, Melissa Monette Smith shares practical strategies for using interactive read-alouds to build vocabulary, deepen comprehension, and model fluent, expressive reading for young learners. Perfect for kindergarten educators and early learning professionals, this session covers how to plan purposeful read-alouds, ask meaningful questions, and extend stories into play-based learning. Watch to make story…
Catch up on these ONlit Kindergarten recordings with Angeline Humber and the ONlit Kindergarten team. Each session featured a brief presentation focusing on a key topic in the French Immersion Kindergarten context, from developing oral language and vocabulary in both languages, to building phonemic awareness and using screening data to inform responsive instruction. These sessions…
Catch up on these ONlit Kindergarten recordings with Kate Winn and the ONlit Kindergarten team. Each session featured a brief presentation focusing on a different key Kindergarten topic, from oral language and vocabulary development to phonemic awareness and using screening data to guide instruction. The sessions offered practical strategies and insights to support every child’s…
Leigh Fettes and Jordan Sloan kicked off the school year with a practical, high-impact webinar inspired by Dr. Anita Archer’s Explicit Instruction Institute. Designed to help teachers move beyond the nuts and bolts of materials prep, the session focused on the intentional moves that create a strong foundation for learning: clear goals, consistent expectations, purposeful…
These brief videos are short and sweet – giving you “just the facts” on a variety of topics. From decodable text to the instructional hierarchy, these videos dig into what you “literacy” need to know to get started on your learning!
Syntax is often overlooked and misunderstood, but is KEY to reading and writing proficiency! This series presents research on syntax and explains its critical role in comprehending complex text, reading fluency, and writing coherent sentences. Armed with this understanding, educators learned how to teach their students the functions of sentence parts—words, phrases, and clauses—in order…
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.
This series of videos was developed by Dr. Robert Savage from York University. The video series unpacks elements of Strand B of the revised Language Curriculum, building educator knowledge. Stay tuned for more videos to come!
Catch up with the recordings from our 6-part book study on Harnessing the Science of Learning: Success Stories to Help Kickstart Your School Improvement by Dr. Nathanial Swain. This series is designed to bring together the world of classroom practice, school leadership, and scientific research in an enthusiastic and uplifting atmosphere. Throughout the series, host Laura Bross,…
Catch up with the recordings from our 6-part book study on Teaching Skills for Complex Text by Dr. Heidi Anne Mesmer. This series is designed to deepen close reading practices in the classroom, with a strong focus on exploring instructional routines to support students’ reading comprehension. Grounded in Strand C of the revised Ontario Language curriculum, this…
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.
In this video series, Martha Kovack highlights tips and tricks for teaching spelling, including orthographic conventions like -ck, -tch, and -dge.
