Join LitCon on Saturday, February 1 for Preconference Workshops, the Exhibit Hall Grand Opening, and the Big Win. See you there!✨🥂 Learn more: readingrecovery.org/the-big-win-ma…

Continues Thursday -> Steve Foote and Nancy Towns star in the #Ptbo Theatre Guild production of 'Outside Mullingar'. Directed by Jerry Allen, award-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley's Irish romantic dramedy set for 10 performances Jan 24 to Feb 8. kawarthanow.com/2025/01/19/ste…

Applications due March 14! Join us :).

‘Come From Away’ joins an exclusive club in Toronto by reaching rare milestone of 1,000 performances. The Canadian musical is one of a small group of productions to have reached that achievement, including “Mamma Mia!” and “Les Misérables.” trib.al/F2CldJS

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"The foundational claim of the SOR movement has been firmly discredited: 'There is no indisputable evidence of a national crisis in reading, and even if there were a crisis, there is no evidence that the amount of phonics in classrooms is necessarily the cause or the solution.'”

Big Lies of Education: Series radicalscholarship.com/2024/02/23/big… via Paul Thomas

Bizarro NAEP logic from SOR advocates [L] When NAEP was flat for decades, declare a false reading crisis and blame reading programs/BL + poverty is an excuse! [R] When NAEP drops, reject that SOR has failed + Covid learning loss caused it!

The fallacy of settled science in literacy Nancy Carlsson-Paige & Julie Hackett "The science of reading is not a body of research — it is a reform movement intended to change curriculum, instruction, and teacher education programs." dey.org/publication/th…

Did you know you can cast your vote for the Ontario election right now?! Each riding has a designated location to vote from 10 am to 8 pm on Mon-Sat and Sunday, 12 to 5 pm. Bring photo ID with your address to vote. Find your voting location at elections.on.ca #onpoli

Reading Deserves a New Story, Different Reform radicalscholarship.com/2025/02/11/rea… via Paul Thomas

"ALL children have the right to engagement, excellence, and equity in literacy instruction. We need to be able to provide all children with whatever they need to experience joyful learning." Read the latest blog post by Dr. Allyson Matczuk: readingrecovery.org/how-are-the-ch…

The new MLCC Branch is open! 📚 Hours are the same in both library locations ➡️ Open weekdays 10:00 am to 8:00 pm and weekends 10:00 am to 5:00 pm 📖

JOINT STATEMENT: AEFO CPCO Catholic Teachers OSBCU-CSCSO OSSTF Communications Ontario Principals' Council OTF/FEO. We call on policymakers, community members and partners to join us in advocating for sufficient investments, respectful working conditions and a renewed vision for #onted. #onpoli

Reading instruction based on a model of spare parts often deprives children of the ultimate goal- fluently reading continuous text.

On #RedDressDay, we honour the lives of #MMIWG2S. Remember these lives by taking action! Learn, share, and advocate for justice. Discover the Calls for Justice in  Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/ #cdnpoli

BREAKING: Catholic faith leaders are protesting all across the country today in opposition to Donald Trump’s cruel and inhumane immigration policies. This is huge.

Excellent post by Literacy Pages! "Why the evidence does not point to a single scientific approach to teaching, but instead offers tools and insights that teachers can adapt to context." ow.ly/JH5v50WXtCM #WhateveritTakes

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