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…
ONlit’s Overview of the B3 Language Conventions Continuum provides educators with a clear explanation of the role that language conventions play in effective literacy instruction. This resource outlines the essential elements of language conventions and describes how these components support fluent reading, clear expression, and precise written communication. The introduction highlights how understanding and teaching…
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,…
PD Slide Deck This slide deck, developed by Dr. Andrea Fraser, walks through foundational elements of explicit instruction including elements of an explicit instruction lesson, building an effective classroom environment, and supporting active engagement through student responses.
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…
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…
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!
Printing Like a Pro was developed by Sunny Hill Health Centre out of British Columbia. Printing Like a Pro! is a cognitive approach to teaching printing to primary school-age children, at home and in the classroom. The website includes free, downloadable resources and printable worksheets.
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,…
This Intensive Intervention Practice Guide describes morphology and explains how teaching morphology can improve the reading skills of secondary-age students with reading and writing difficulties. In English, the spellings of words include information about both meanings and sounds. As a result, learning about morphology can help readers with word recognition (knowing the pronunciations and meanings…
This is an engaging, fun storybook including five decodable stories which teach the five vowels, consonants, two digraphs and a few non-phonetic words. It is based on a structured literacy approach, and a note to caregivers at the front of the text explains how they can create flashcards to help new readers learn the vowels…
This slidedeck is created for teachers to use with their students to focus on letter names, sounds and printing formation. Using ONLit’s Embedded Picture Mnemonics videos and Printing Like a Pro printing sheets, this slide deck explicitly teaches each letter name, sound and printing formation (in order of ease of formation). Using this slidedeck with…
