Wk 1 of #ENL1W1 is ready to go! Building community through names, setting up a few routines and an intro to nonfiction thinking. I'm commited to phone boxes this year (ty The Madwoman in the Classroom), so we'll connect to some research out of U of T. Happy weekend #onted! docs.google.com/presentation/d…

Seatwork that Makes Sense for Reading shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/seatwork-…

This is an excellent flowchart, will be really helpful for classroom teachers. We provided to staff at Chippewa Secondary School for their use. Thanks NNDSBliteracy!

Project for Adolescent Literacy — Seek Common Ground - Will you please help? The clock is ticking for adolescents who are struggling with literacy. This project wants to help bring answers to the table. #literacyforall seekcommonground.org/pal

#Ontarioprincipal ONlit.org is hosting this event. Screeners: What principals need to know. Register at onlit.org

At the beginning of this school year, a repost of one of my very favourite teacher quotes by AngieHanlin. A good reminder for all...including myself! Here's to the relentless pursuit of growth and doing our best to impact student's lives. Happy first *official* day, everyone!

Orange Shirt Day is coming up September 30. Reposting the link to my Google drive of resources in French and English- including a shared reading around Rita Joe’s “I lost my talk”/ “J’ai perdue ma langue”. Please feel free to share with colleagues! #OrangeShirtDay 🧡🪶

My longest and possibly most important 🧵 to date. Educators and educational leaders need to hear Amanda VanDerHeyden discussing the science of learning on the latest episode IDA Ontario's Reading Road Trip. Here are some highlights - which quote resonates with you most?

Do you have older struggling readers? Check out this free app I made. It generates custom segmenting worksheets, for multi-syllabic words. (It only works on PC, not mobile). pedagogynongrata.com/worksheet-gene…?

Great visual shared by Mme Lockhart via Stephanie Stollar! Strong Tier 1 instruction reduces the need for extra interventions, ensuring students who need intensive support get it. Let’s prioritize strong foundational teaching for every student. #MTSS

🚀 IMSE is a partner with Project Read ! 🎉 Teachers can generate custom decodable stories in seconds, aligned with IMSE’s scope & sequence. Personalize with Red Words, students’ names, fav colors, & interests! 📚💡 Get started here: projectread.ai/pricing?source…

I'm really impressed with my Grade 9 responses in the exit ticket to our smartphone / phone boxes lesson. Many are thinking about their habits outside of school as well in light of the video. docs.google.com/presentation/d…

I’m looking forward to seeing all of you amazing Canadian educators in April!

The ONlit Resource Library is filled with gems, and here's one of our favourites! Fluency in Perspective is a collection of fluency passages for Grade 8, including supports for teaching multisyllabic words, vocabulary, and syntax structures in passages. onlit.org/resource/fluen…

🎃 **FREEBIE ALERT!** 🎃 Fall fun is here with our *Pumpkin Patch Reading Game*! ✔️ Easy to prep—just print and play! ✔️ Includes 3 different game boards ✔️ Great for CVC word review Click here to download: imse.com/digital-resour…

Week 3 of #ENL1W1 has packed in a lot and I've been working on integrating strands. We are studying nonfiction narratives and working toward writing our own "I'm Really Into" texts. #onted docs.google.com/presentation/d…

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Attention Administrators! The recording from last night's screening webinar with Marlene Perry & RobynCarnochan is now live. Don't miss Robyn's mic drop moment explaining the importance of building a culture of data! youtube.com/watch?v=jWNX3H… CPCO Ontario Principals' Council

When only 21% of students understand a text when it’s read to them, we don’t just have a decoding crisis on our hands, we have a #LanguageComprehension crisis. Inspired by recent #OntEd provincial literacy assessment scores, I have created a new half-day presentation for

Developing consistent learning routines is a key to learning progress in Grade 1. We learned to whisper read decodable text, highlight Phonetic Codes and practice using/spelling irregular words in sentences. ⁦UF Literacy Institute⁩ ⁦Winston Churchill PS⁩