We printed and laminated these for all our incredible principals in the NNDSB. Such an important tool. #principalsleadinginliteracy #makingadifference

Snippets of whole group letter/sound instruction! 📹#1 Listening for the target sound /m/ 📹#2 Artic.-which will help with spelling and discriminating between similar phonemes 📹#3 Learning the grapheme 📹#4 Embedded Mnemonic Science of Reading Classroom #letters #phonemes #graphemes

It’s a full house on this rainy morning at the Elementary Intervention Team Facilitators’ meeting.

Are you looking for engaging games and activities for your literacy block? We have a wide range available on our website! These free, downloadable, editable activities can be found here: syllasense.com/pages/game-boa…

Started some sentence diagramming this week!

I learn so much from WOE’s exceptional staff each day. It’s an honor to be recognized in this way. ❤️

There's no evidence for teaching reading strategies in isolation. We've linked the article below - AND be on the lookout for a podcast with the authors that drops tmmr! 🎧 📝 ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10… 🎧 literacypodcast.com/podcast

What spelling looks like in the beginning of K! ✅Using our automaticity of letter/sounds ✅Applying our segmentation skills of 3 phonemes ✅Working on proper stroke formation #spelling #phonics #encoding #automaticity #kindergarten #kinderchat

"Scaffolding is what educators do first to support student success." Sketchnote via Julie Woodard

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For this week’s APSF Shoutout, we recognize two extraordinary educators from White Oak Elementary: Extended Content Teacher Kristy Seaboch and Literacy Coach Brandy Ridpath! “Shout out to Kristy Seaboch, our fantastic first-year Extended Content Teacher! Kristy has truly hit the ground

Congrats Brandy! You do SO much to support literacy instruction at WOE!👏👏👏

Research shows the brain is far more active when we write by hand than when we type. Despite this, local authorities are spending millions on iPads for every pupil—a reckless decision amid declining literacy rates and other urgent pressures. Handwriting matters; we must not

Every day is a good day for some of Dr. Anita Archer's wisdom.

Have you ever stumbled when teaching closed syllables? Check out this video from Carla Stanford. She makes abstract➡️ concrete! 1/2 Reading Universe

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⭐️Connecting meaning to vocabulary as you decode is EVERYTHING! ⭐️ Science of Reading Classroom #decoding #kindergarten #vocabularydevelopment