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Peel District School Board
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Today, the OHRC released the two-year anniversary report of the #RightToRead Inquiry, in collaboration with Dyslexia Canada. It provides an update on the progress achieved to date.
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Just released: Right to Read Inquiry Status Report from @OHRC. This report outlines the key changes made by @ONeducation and the critical work yet to be done. dyslexiacanada.org/en/blog/d…
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Lots of controversy after my post about explicit, systematic instruction! Discussions are good!
But watch what happens when, yesterday, I decided to take an inquiry-based approach in a literacy lesson….
I asked students to guess the meaning of a new word (Château). Two incorrect answers were given and I inevitably had to explicitly tell them the correct answer in the end! It was NOT a good use of precious instructional time and deflated their confidence in what they thought they knew.
Direct, explicit instruction is THE most effective approach to learning. You can’t activate prior knowledge if you don’t have the knowledge to begin with!! @MrZachG @C_Hendrick @nsachdeva2019
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Screening, assessing and monitoring, oh my! There is so much incredible learning happening right now @LimestoneDSB!
In response to the @OntHumanRights report, LDSB is ready for mandated screening in September 2024! Thanks to @LITLearningLDSB for her leadership!🎉
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I REALLY wish I’d had these REALLY Great Reading strategies 10 years ago! @ReallyGreatRead
Instead of telling students to memorize irregular words, teach them the “regular” parts of the word and learn the irregular parts by ❤️!
Lesson plans and teacher scripts included! This is AMAZING!! reallygreatreading.com/sites…
K A Edwards🇺🇦 retweeted
This quote from @brockueducation Professor Dr. Sharon Abbey published as a letter to the editor in @TorontoStar is a shining example of all that is wrong with university teacher training in Ontario. #RightToRead
thestar.com/opinion/letters-…
K A Edwards🇺🇦 retweeted
My goal is to have every single one of my Year 2 #FDK students reading 100 French words by the end of the year.
Here’s how we do it:
✅Collaboration with other classroom educators
✅Daily visual review of sounds
✅Daily decoding of syllables
✅Daily decoding of simple, decodable words
✅I do, we do, You do approach to instruction
✅Integrate instruction of articulatory gestures
✅Immediate feedback when errors are made
✅Celebrate success with “Raise the Roof!”
Explicit (teacher directed), systematic (routine-oriented), word reading instruction for the win! #ScienceOfReading @SoRclassroom
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Such fun presenting with @AliciaFromTiny this morning. Thanks for the opportunity, @ONLibraryAssoc!
Today at @ONLibraryAssoc we encouraged libraries to "get loud" about dyslexia since they play a key role in #DyslexiaAwareness and support in the community #OLASC
Learn more about how IDA Ontario supports public libraries idaontario.com/library-proje…
K A Edwards🇺🇦 retweeted
What’s morphology got to do with reading and writing? EVERYTHING!!!!
“In its simplest form, morphology is the structure of words and their meanings.” @julie_scali
Putting research into classroom practice to ensure greater success for every student, this FREE resource is a must-have for every classroom teacher. literacyimpact.com.au/wp-con…
K A Edwards🇺🇦 retweeted
"I graduated High School this week.
When my dad said he had a present for me I thought I was getting some cheesy graduation card.
But what I received was something truly priceless.
Following the ceremony he handed me a bag with a copy of "Oh The Places You'll Go" by Doctor Seuss inside.
At first I just smiled and said that it meant a lot and that I loved that book. But then he told me, 'No, open it up.'
On the first page I see a short paragraph written by none other than my kindergarten teacher. I start tearing up but I'm still confused.
He tells me, 'Every year, for the past 13 years, since the day you started kindergarten I've gotten every teacher, coach and principal to write a little something about you inside this book.'
"My early teachers mention my "pigtails and giggles" while my high school teachers mention my "wit and sharp thinking." But they all mention my humor and love for life.
It is astounding to receive something this moving, touching nostalgic and thoughtful."
K A Edwards🇺🇦 retweeted
One thing I’ve learned in my 20+ years of teaching is that no resource, no matter how amazing it is, can teach a child to read. The magic is in the instruction.
These decodable books from @scholasticCDA are fantastic but what makes the books decodable is the instruction BEFORE reading!
I use code packs that target the letter/sound associations found in the book before I give students the book. Therefore, there are no surprises and no guessing required! @ScholasticEdu
K A Edwards🇺🇦 retweeted
Thrilled to release Les fondements essentiels a l'enseignement de la lecture, de l'écriture et de l'orthographe - our decoding/spelling course for Francophone and FI educators!
Module 1 available now, more to come!
Mille mercis to @micheleminorc & Allyson Cousineau Grant!!
📢Enfin, nous voici! Nous célébrons le lancement de Les fondements essentiels à l'enseignement de la lecture, de l'écriture et de l'orthographe! En savoir plus cliquez idaontario.com/les-fondement…
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⭐️Ontario boards and educators using (or interested in) @acadience for early reading screening:
⭐️Acadience has recently launched a website specifically to support the use of Acadience in Ontario (including free information webinars).
⭐️Check it out:
acadiencelearning.org/ontari…
K A Edwards🇺🇦 retweeted
We have the best volunteers!!
We are so proud of @IDA_Ontario for winning the @DyslexiaIDA Branch Excellence Award for Digital Expansion at #DyslexiaCon23!
Our volunteers are a hard working bunch behind the scenes focused on accomplishing #IDAs mission!
Thank you for everything you do! 🩵
K A Edwards🇺🇦 retweeted
SO thrilled that Pam will be joining us for #LitLearn2024!!
🎉We are so excited to announce @liv2learn is joining us at #LitLearn2024! We are looking forward to her session and learn from her expertise on all things literacy!
Stay tuned for more exciting announcements coming soon!
Learn More & Register: conference.idaontario.com/
K A Edwards🇺🇦 retweeted
Evidence-aligned reading instruction benefits ALL students - this includes students who have dyslexia.
#DyslexiaAwarenessMonth #UntilEveryoneCanRead
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I just supported @lcfettes Team Fethoff and @IDA_Ontario’s #ReadOctober!
Are you able to support this important cause too? 📚 ❤️ 💲
@lcfettes is a wonderful educator and a dedicated @IDA_Ontario volunteer, generously sharing her time to improve literacy in Ontario and beyond. ❤️
Support Leigh's #ReadOctober Family read-a-thon here:
canadahelps.org/en/charities…
K A Edwards🇺🇦 retweeted
If you've screened your kindergarten class for First Sound Fluency & have some students below/well below benchmark, these activities can help support your 1:1 or small group targeted instruction. After a brief intervention mine are now all @ benchmark. 🎉
docs.google.com/document/d/1…
