Here is a database of books if you're looking for mentor texts with a neurodiverse character: anovelmind.com/database @HrceLiteracy

GRADE 2 co-created anchor chart noticing & naming author's craft techniques to describe setting. Reciprocal writing workshop later today students will experiment with these techniques in their writing! Reciprocal workshops = easy peasy literacy planning @HrceLiteracy Beaver Bank Kinsac

Some books ARE worth melting for! Let's help our students find those books that make them feel this way! Beaver Bank Kinsac @HrceLiteracy

Co-created success criteria helps students know the targets. Each criteria was an explicit mini-lesson in RW (notice and name the skill) and WW (experiment with the craft/skill/strategy). Putting it all together in Book Creator. @HrceLiteracy Beaver Bank Kinsac

See what this teacher has on the LCD during Reading Workshop (supporting independent practice following an explicit minilesson and guided practice). Guiding Ss and those working with Ss towards productive conversations- everyone knows the learning target. Beaver Bank Kinsac @HrceLiteracy

Rich author's craft in this beautifully illustrated book. Lots to analyze including literary devices and author's messages. A must-read. @HrceLiteracy

Sackville U9 Advancing Black and Orange are here tonight cheering #GoMooseGo

Truth! MrsWyllie@hrsb

Teaching the unit I wrote with Hareem Atif Khan to my own class is giving me the energy I need to make it through the last month of school!

Honouring Black Excellence Day? Today, and every day, we can celebrate the talented Jacqueline Woodson by sharing her gift of storytelling: youtu.be/CRy3cK0EpOM @HrceLiteracy

"All children... need access to both the secrets of the alphabetic code and relevant experiences with text." (Burkins and Yates, 2021 p. 2). It's AND/BOTH, not EITHER/OR. Check out this fantastic resource to support your work with your students. @HrceLiteracy

Co-creating the learning environment in 3/4 Berrigan: Students and teacher worked together to co-construct their expectations for one another.

Co-constructing routines for workshop in 3/4 Berrigan. During share, students talked about how productive they felt during Time to Practice. Next week: using workshop routine to teach strategies to support the skill of choosing good fit texts. @HrceLiteracy Beaver Bank Kinsac

1/2 White worked on generating ideas using a heart map today. Students were set up for succes with teacher modeling during the mini-lesson. Oral rehearsal prior to beginning independent practice further helps students get ready to write right away. @HrceLiteracy Beaver Bank Kinsac

Looking for some good read alouds for the first month of school? Check out this list! litcoachlady.com/2022/08/24/bey…

Grade 3/4 Berrigan students: Foreshadowing "is like the opposite of a jump- scare"; "is like a movie trailer giving hints about what happens next". Learning target: Exploring and analyzing ways authors keep us interested in text. @HrceLiteracy Beaver Bank Kinsac

Look at these progressions for teaching students how to talk about their thinking 👏

Getting ready to engage in Literacy Professional Learning on the 6 Pillars of Effective Reading Instruction and someone is ready to delve into the Phonological Awareness and Phonics Pillars @HrceLiteracy

MOOSEHEADS MINOR HOCKEY NIGHT! #GOMOOSEGO

Little brothers get to come to Minor Hockey night too #Gomoosego