Will NS follow OHRC report? Grade 2 & 3 students were given 30-minute phonics lessons 4X/wk for 5 mos. Oct/21- Feb22. 82% improved in reading abilities, on average, by 1.5 years. 72% had caught up. Tim Houston Becky Druhan The Chronicle Herald globalnews.ca/news/8720230/a…

#ActuallyAutistic Here it is. My #AutismAcceptance #poem. I've worked on this for weeks. It's layered, it begs you to dig for them and not just stay on the surface. #Autistic Acceptance is a Complete Sentence, by Patricia George-Zwicker. #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAwareness

Love this. #AutismAcceptanceMonth

Yes. This. Am I FINALLY able to talk openly about the structured literacy classroom intervention I have been doing for 4 years with my awesome teachers in our NS balanced literacy system? #SLPscandal #secretnomore

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@texthelp has let us know there has been an update where Google Read & Write is now compatible with Chrome OS Version 88 and higher. This should solve some issues where older Chromebooks could not run Read & Write . @HRCE_StudentSer

Last Call If you have been thinking about upgrading, the MSVU Technology Integration cohort starting in September still has room. Cohorts are being offered in AVRCE, CCRCE, HRCE and SSRCE. As well we are offering an online version.

“If you're doing phonemic awareness without letters, you're NOT maximizing your opportunity.” -Dr. Kathleen Brown, lead researcher on this paper reviewing Heggerty & Wonders PA programs: doi.org/10.1002/rrq.386 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e35…

To my educator peeps... you don’t have to be an administrator, grade level chair, or department head to be a leader in you school. Your title doesn’t matter. You just need to care about making it better. Passion and commitment can transform any culture.

I’m eager for NS Education and Early Childhood Development to begin to provide NS teachers with opportunities to learn about #TheScienceOfReading and #StructuredLiteracy! So many of us are already taking on the responsibility of learning on our own. NS Teachers Union

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Can anyone tell me why some people are relying on AT instead of teaching kids to read ?

Tips for new admin: 1) Assume your staff want to be good at their job. Give them the benefit of the doubt. 2) Trust their professional judgment. 3) Involve staff in decision making when possible. 4) Communicate to your staff that you value them. 5) ALWAYS have their back.

Solidarity with Nah Gomes Local 73. Our EAs, ECEs, student support workers and other education workers do an exceptional job supporting our schools and students. These folks deserve a FAIR deal - one that recognizes their immense contributions to our kids and schools. #nsed

Should Phonemic Awareness be Taught with or Without Letters? In this article, I go through the findings according to the National Reading Panel meta-analysis on phonemic awareness instruction, as well as the new 2022 Rehfeld meta-analysis. teachingbyscience.com/pa-debate

📚If there was one skill that could positively impact many other areas such as reading, writing, and social development, wouldn’t you want to teach it? Could oral storytelling be the key? trinastoolbox #OralStorytelling #AcademicLanguage bit.ly/3UQKZQC

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Available soon... A super-practical book of strategies to enable access to phonics for our pupils with complex profiles. Filled with photocopiable resources. With a foreword by Christopher Such

Thank you to Hon. John A Lohr for keeping our freshwater resource here in West Hants. The vast majority of residents are so grateful for your decision. Melissa Sheehy-Richard, PC Candidate Hants West Kody Blois Tim Houston