To this day parents are told each child learns differently and most believe the “experts”. Nope - pretty much every kid can learn to read through evidence based literacy instruction! Kids deserve to learn to read!

Students who don’t receive explicit, systematic phonemic awareness and phonics instruction may present like a child with dyslexia. How do we know if a child has dyslexia or just hasn’t received the instruction they need to learn to read? This podcast pairing is for parents &

"Learning styles" is one of those myths that has been scientifically debunked over and over again -- yet people not acquainted with the scientific literature continually conjure it up from the grave like a zombie. The "kernel of truth" is that people differ in the mode in which

Long weekends are the perfect weekends to #ListenAndLearn with Melissa & Lori Love Literacy podcast on road trips to the cottage! Loved this latest episode with Lindsay Kemeny! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mel… 💙💙💙

This Melissa & Lori Love Literacy podcast podcast episode with Lindsay Kemeny could not be more timely as #OntEd teachers head back to school this week! Listen and learn today as Lindsay shares 7 moves that changed her teaching practice and improved her students’ reading AND writing outcomes!

Just 1 more day before school begins for #OntEd teachers!! As we have been preparing for back-to-school, I have been sharing my favourite resources (including #French resources!) so teachers don’t have to spend precious summer-break time reinventing the wheel! If you are a

“Teaching is both an art AND a science. Unfortunately, we’ve lost the science.” Jamie Metsala on The Current on CBC Radio

Happy first day back-to-school! And first day of class for some teachers & students, too! Today is MY first day of class…at Stephanie Stollar’s Reading Science Academy! It’s also my first day of Science of Writing Instruction lessons with Dr. Leslie Laud! So much great learning ahead this year!! While I’m

Looking to deepen your understanding of the Strive-For-Five framework? Want to increase the knowledge you gained from the Strive-For-Five Conversations book by Sonia Cabell & Tricia Zucker? Look no further than these FREE webinars from Scholastic! Previously recorded, these

It’s never too early to establish literacy routines this school year! In my #FDK Kinder class, I begin every lesson with a song to hook children’s attention and prepare them for language amd literacy activities! Singing also helps build #MLL students’ speaking fluency,

The Ontario Human Rights Commission released a two-year update on the #RighttoRead Inquiry. The OHRC' groundbreaking work, released in 2022, was a powerful catalyst for change, identifying 157 wide-ranging recommendations for literacy policy and practice in Ontario. This

The The OHRC R2R Inquiry has prompted changes across Ontario - excited to see the new update that highlights progress & emphasizes the need for continued work so all children learn to read. "We recognize that we still have much work to do." idaontario.com/wp-content/upl…

"The followup report found the province, while making significant progress in areas like curriculum, still needs to work on improving teacher education, reading interventions and urged more regular screening to identify struggling readers." thestar.com/politics/provi… Kristin Rushowy

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.

“We must remember that there is a child in every Ontario public school classroom that is struggling to learn to read.” If you read just one thing today- a book, an article or even a social media post- make this the one you read. The The OHRC has released its 2-year