Ready to tutor at a Toronto public library, just waiting for my students. If you haven’t visited @lillianHSmith Just setting up... it’s a great place to hang out, plus it is home to the amazing Osborne Collection of Early Children’s Books. #wishtheirearlyReaderswereDecodable

A wonderful start to the school year The Mabin School. We relish the chance to meet our youngest students where they feel most comfortable, their own homes. Connecting as we draw something to post in the class for the first day makes for a very special beginning. #MabinMagic

“What are relationships made of?” - and incredible morning of listening and learning together with #JunleiLi Check out more here simpleinteractions.org/talks.html #MabinMagic #SeptemberReady

At its core, knowing how play with others involves understanding what others’ think and feel. When a child can understand & empathize with other children, she can read their cues & clues & get along with them. This is the life skill of Perspective Taking. nurtureforthefuture.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/lif…

Can hardly wait to share this prop in kindie to add even more excitement to our #WonderWords program. Wonder Words uses rhymes and stories to support early literacy. #earlyLiteracy #JK The Mabin School

The travelling pumpkins 🎃. Thank you to Robert Gignac for the now annual delivery of wonderful pumpkins from south-western Ont. #JK students are going to be so so excited 🎉 The Mabin School

JK heads out for an annual boo walk with their checklist of Halloween decorations to find. They always love sharing the clip board and taking turns checking off spotted decorations! Thank you #Cottingham St neighbours from #JK The Mabin School

Join The Center for Reading Science in an exciting series of webinars! There is always more to learn. Register here: readingscience.org/events-1 #repost

Set up a classroom grocery store after reading and talking about #SaturdayAtTheFoodPantry and then Ss were so excited to load our #FoodPantry #caringcitizens The Mabin School

A beautiful day to get outside and find playful ways to support language and math skills. In case you missed it, that is one leaf 🍁 covering this child’s face. #jk The Mabin School

So good. Thank you @measuredmom for the email with podcast episodes for the break. I am doing some last minute prep for the holidays & instead of seasonal music I listened to the 1st listed episode (music to my ears!) #theNutsAndBoltsOfBuildingOralLanguage themeasuredmom.com/the-nuts-and-b…

This new Harvard article underscores how early reading skills—and challenges—begin to emerge. The implications for early intervention are profound. #EarlyLiteracy #ChildDevelopment #Language news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

It’s like everything I’ve been saying for 20 plus years and often ignored 😳 is now being confirmed.

Many libraries are working to get more decodables into the hands of beg. readers & I understand that Toronto Public Library is a big machine BUT today I watched too many families try to support their beginning readers with levelled books while these books were hidden away. #equity

Things I don’t understand TTC 1. Why pay a fare when ppl just walk in? 2. Why have a schedule board when no one follows it? 3. Why have 4 North buses to 1 South? 4. Why you don’t care about ridership? #13 bus 5. Why don’t I go back to walking?