Tag: Literacy
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Launching the new Learning Forward Ontario Literacy Network
Learning Forward Ontario proudly presents a new four-part event series that will lead to a new Ontario Literacy Network! Our first 2 events feature @KathleenGLundy & @JennyKayDupuis First session: Join us virtually on Wednesday, August 25th, 2021 at 9:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST we launch a four-part Literacy Network Series. Our first guest speaker, […]
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Making Read-Alouds Purposeful – Canadian School Libraries Journal
Making Read-Alouds Purposeful – Canadian School Libraries Journal — Read on journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/making-read-alouds-purposeful/ https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/McCallumFeature.png
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Brain Words Book Club: How the Science of Reading Informs Teaching
“When we speak of building a dictionary in each child’s brain, we are referring to building a bank of syllables and words within each child – that includes information on pronunciation, meaning, and critically, spelling. These stored patterns and words referred to by scientists as lexical representations, we refer to here as brain words” p 2.
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Effective Reading Instruction
What are the instructional strategies that promote reading success especially for marginalized students?
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Guided Reading for Math?
Why not build math comprehension of complex problems with guided reading groups? How can we do this?
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Is Assessment also an Inquiry?
Assessing reading ability is a very difficult task. This is because reading is very complex. What exactly are readers doing when they read? How do they understand what they read? At this day in age, I think we are more aware that reading is one of the most important skills that we need. It is […]
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Instructional and Assessment Design Strategies
When working with our young readers, the way we design our instruction and assessment has a significant impact on the development of proficiency.
Big Ideas in Education 