These play resources are designed to provide Kindergarten educators with ideas for educator-directed purposeful literacy play centres that link to the foundational skills they are teaching in Tier 1 instruction. These centres have been designed with the play continuum in mind, while providing opportunities for the practice component of explicit instruction, and have ideas for…
Take a behind-the-scenes look at one of ONlit’s most popular resources: embedded mnemonics. In this Camp ONlit 2026 recording, Dr. Una Malcolm and Ontario kindergarten educator Lindsay Nelan discussed how and why the mnemonics were created, practical ways to use them alongside Ontario’s Kindergarten curriculum, and new mnemonic resources in development.
These Five-Minute Focus slide decks were designed with busy staff meetings in mind. Each deck highlights an important literacy topic and follows a practical, easy-to-use structure: Complete with speaker notes to support presentation delivery, these short slide decks are an effective way to build educator knowledge, strengthen instructional capacity, and spark meaningful professional learning conversations….
Discover how embedded mnemonics can make letter-sound learning more memorable and engaging for students. This Five-Minute Focus slide deck provides practical strategies and classroom-ready examples to help educators strengthen early literacy instruction with ease. These Five-Minute Focus slide decks were designed with busy staff meetings in mind. Each deck highlights an important literacy topic and…
This webinar is the first in a 3-part series hosted by IDA Ontario. In this webinar, Emily Moorhead demonstrates and discusses ways to support young learners as they begin to use letters to blend and segment for reading and spelling. She models how this leap from oral to print can be explicitly taught, guided, and…
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…
The Introduction to Grade 3 guide provides educators with a clear and comprehensive foundation for understanding the instructional priorities and literacy expectations of Grade 3. It outlines curriculum expectations and explains key components of literacy learning, including vocabulary development, increasingly complex comprehension strategies, consolidation of reading and writing skills, and the integration of media literacy….
The Introduction to Grade 1 guide is a comprehensive starting point for educators navigating the foundational year of literacy instruction. It clearly outlines the Grade 1 curriculum expectations, explains key components such as phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing development, and highlights practical research-supported strategies educators can use in day-to-day instruction. The guide…
The Introduction to Grade 2 guide is a comprehensive foundation for educators as they navigate the instructional priorities and literacy expectations of Grade 2. It clearly outlines curriculum expectations and explains key components. The guide provides research-supported approaches and practical strategies educators can use in day-to-day instruction to strengthen students’ literacy skills and promote confident,…
ONlit’s Kindergarten Welcome Page provides educators and school leaders with a clear introduction to how early literacy is supported across the Kindergarten years. The page outlines the focus of literacy learning in Kindergarten, including oral communication, emergent reading and writing behaviours, and vocabulary development, and explains how these components are developed through everyday classroom experiences….
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 the recordings from our Kindergarten Drop-In series. 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 growth as a confident, capable…
