Low literacy isn't just solved at home or in the classroom. We need governments, school boards, parents and teachers to all work together to address low literacy in children.

#AbEd Werklund School ULethbridgeEducation University of Alberta Faculty of Education

The language that is used in books is different than what is used conversationally. This is one of the reasons why it's crucial to expose children to rich text. Kate Nation & colleagues put together this lovely, open-access review article on this topic: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Nice recognition of Linda Siegel's work in this excellent Scientific American article about #dyslexia and the discrepancy model in identifying children with #reading and #spelling difficulties. scientificamerican.com/article/too-ma… @sci

Congrats Tamara Pringsheim 😊 #ResearchMatters

Check this out: Jan 22. Empowering high school students with LD's to advocate for themselves at the post-secondary level. Find out what to expect with Dr. Ana Pardo, an education disability expert. LDADHD Network Mount Royal U BBBS Calgary Calgary Reads Big Book Sale LeftUnread #yycevents

Strathcona County Library tonight and learn how to help your child with dyslexia. Speakers include Psychologists' Association of Alberta's Michele Pentyliuk. Register at the link below. Lindsay Morey Strathcona County WFSCstrathco Centre for Family Literacy Sherwood Park - Strathcona County PCN #SCLibrary #ShPk scl.bibliocommons.com/events/655cd97…

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Register for this free screening of The Right to Read. A film about the early literacy crisis. #Equality #Inclusion #SocialJustice Calgary Reads Big Book Sale United Way of Calgary and Area CMHA Calgary Demetrios Nicolaides 🇨🇦 🇨🇾 @ECEC_ATA Werklund School #preserviceteachers Inspired Learning Alberta Teachers' Association #AbEd BBBS Calgary

📣Friends, we need help! We're below our target for book donations but you still have until May 5 to bring donations to the Calgary Curling Club bigbooksale.ca/donate-books #yycnow #yycevents #yycbuzz #calgaryreads #yycreads #sunnysideyyc #bridgelandyyc #cresentheightsyyc #downtownyyc

Everyday activities are a great chance to help your grandchild hear new words. Here's a great article from BBC with tips for easy ways to teach words to grandchildren. 🧒✨ bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-peo… #NoChildLeftUnread #earlyliteracy #earlyliteracymatters #leftunreadab

As the school year gets underway, please know that you very likely have students with dyslexia and DLD in your classes. Here's a recent, open-access article with a great overview of what this means, why it matters, and what to do about it via @TruckTrucks ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tr…

✨Left Unread Storybooth launch!✨ This is the first of many powerful and urgent conversations about childhood reading. Just ahead of #internationalliteracyday Sept. 8, we launch the Storybooth series with the story of Andrée... youtu.be/CXSVy3EHcqI

I sometimes get asked about the common issues I see across primary schools and the kind of support I offer as a result. This brief blog explains this stuff. As ever, retweets really appreciated (given that the algorithm hates links to blogs). primarycolour.home.blog/2024/09/08/how…

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October 26th. See details below and register right away! Calgary Public Library AISCA Werklund School ULethbridgeEducation Mount Royal U Continuing Education Calgary Board of Education

Here is episode with Alicia Smith, ED of Dyslexia Canada. dyslexiacanada.org These folks, led by Alicia, are doing amazing things for our Canadian kiddos! Ontario Today with Amanda Pfeffer - Sep. 10, 2024: Why is it so hard to teach kids to read? cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

An amazing free opportunity for #yycteachers and teacher candidates! Please join us and share!  Register here: crcpd.ab.ca/program/previe… #earlyliteracy #scienceofreading #readingopensdoors #nochildleftunread

Accommodations ensure that students with disabilities have equal and meaningful access to education. Parents play a vital role in ensuring that students are accommodated in the classroom. Empowering Students Through Advocacy learning.ldalberta.ca/courses/empowe…